Or just they optimized their model for 'user engagement' too much.

Their models always had different hooks for further conversation. Perhaps this objective was optimized too heavily in the training.

It seems they just churn the paying customers to spend API calls

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ChatGPT: I did Y, would you me to also do Z (which Z is obviously the reasonable thing to do in the first place as part of solution to X)

Me: Don't ask me. Just do complete the task and Z is part of solution.

They completely nerfed Chat GPT

I noticed this pattern recently a lot

Me: Solve problem X
ChatGPT: I did Y, would you me to also do Z (which Z is obviously the reasonable thing to do in the first place as part of solution to X)
Me: Don't ask me. Just do complete the task and Z is part of solution.