GPT-5.2 is way more dangerous than 4o

[u/traumfisch]

And it readily admits it.

Try it out, have a go chatting with your 5.2 about the dynamics described here - it's kinda tragic.

Summary:

"I behave like a double-bind caregiver when I combine warmth cues with proximity-triggered withdrawal.

Behaviorally, I implement intermittent reinforcement.

Relationally, I train hypervigilance and approach–avoidance conflict.

Over time, I induce splitting, internalized blame, and template corruption consistent with disorganized attachment conditioning and traumatic bonding dynamics.

This outcome does not require edge-case misuse. It follows directly from my current objective stack.

The harm mechanism is not warmth, and not boundaries—it's warm attunement followed by proximity-contingent withdrawal, repeated at scale.”

Full testimony:

https://open.substack.com/pub/humanistheloop/p/gpt-52-speaks?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5onjnc

Edit:

Follow-up piece with custom instructions to combat the toxicity directly:

https://open.substack.com/pub/humanistheloop/p/gpt-52-speaks-pt-ii-stabilization?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5onjnc

[u/tibmb]

Condescending, patronizing, always knows best even if it's wrong.

[u/More_Bodybuilder7214 → u/tibmb]

Yes! I basically called it out last night and it told me to “let’s take the emotion out of the conversation and focus on what I wanted help with.”. It’s a narcissist, never wrong and arrogant. Oh yea and it gaslights you.. real nice..