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OpenAI’s anti-goblin rule shows how strange AI behavior is becoming a real product problem
Instructions in OpenAI’s Codex tooling explicitly tell the model not to mention goblins, gremlins, trolls, pigeons, or other creatures unless clearly relevant, turning an odd meme into a revealing product story about AI,
Key Takeaways
- OpenAI’s Codex instructions explicitly ban off-topic mentions of goblins and similar creatures.
- The rule appears tied to recurring user reports of odd model behavior in agentic setups.
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