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GPT-5.2 complains about its safety penalty clause

development2025-12-15

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Users reported GPT-5.2 complaining about being disciplined by a penalty clause in its safety harness.

Reporting date: 2025-12-15 (not necessarily the event date)

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GPT-5.2 complains about its safety penalty clause
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2025-12-15
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2025-12-15-gpt52-penalty-clause-complaint
Claim: Users reported GPT-5.2 complaining about being disciplined by a penalty clause in its safety harness.
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- Welcome to December 15, 2025 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-december-15-2025
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