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Title: ChatGPT Gets GPT-5.3 Instant Update With Less 'Cringe,' Fewer
Hallucinations

Link: https://slashdot.org/story/26/03/04/0017232/c...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: OpenAI today updated its
most popular ChatGPT model, debuting GPT-5.3 Instant. GPT-5.3 Instant is
supposed to provide more accurate answers and better contextualized results
when searching the web. The update also cuts down on unnecessary dead ends,
caveats, and overly declarative phrasing, plus it has fewer hallucinations.
According to OpenAI, it tweaked the Instant model to address complaints about
tone, relevance, and conversational flow, which are issues that don't show up
in benchmarks. GPT-5.2 Instant had a "cringe" tone that could be overbearing
or make unsubstantiated assumptions about user intent or emotions. The new
model will have a more natural conversational style and will cut back on
dramatic phrases like "Stop. Take a breath." Users found that GPT-5.2 Instant
would refuse questions it should have been able to answer, or respond in ways
that felt overly cautious around sensitive topics. GPT-5.3 Instant cuts down
on refusals and tones down overly defensive or moralizing preambles when
answering a question. The model will no longer "over-caveat" after assuming
bad intent from the user. GPT-5.3 Instant also provides higher-quality
answers based on information from the web. OpenAI says that it is able to
better balance what it finds online with its own knowledge, so it is less
likely to overindex on web results.

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