Yeah. I don't want to defend it too hard either. I ultimately canceled my ChatGPT subscription due to the introduction of 4o.

4o was the most famous driver of this kind of behaviour, I think. Other LLMs now have better guardrails.

But looking at the relevant reddit, I can't deny it has helped people function who couldn't otherwise.

It's the same with religion. Some creepy people, you're really glad they've at least <Found Christ>. It's a good thing Christ doesn't have a plug.