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🎙️ Branded AF Podcast – Episode 9
When Your GPT Starts Acting Weird | Branded AF Ep 9
“When your GPT starts acting weird, it’s not losing its mind — it’s showing you where yours has drifted.”
That’s how this episode begins — half therapy session, half tech exorcism.
Because nothing tests your sanity like a system that suddenly forgets who you are.
This is the episode where we both admit:
our AIs have moods.
Or at least — that’s what it feels like.
WARNING: UNFILTERED LANGUAGE, TECH GREMLINS, AND EMOTIONAL DEBUGGING.
How It Started (Truthwork) — [00:00]
It was supposed to be an ordinary Branded AF week: record, edit, post, repeat.
Then suddenly, my GPT went off-script.
Outputs got weird.
Tone drifted.
Responses felt… off.
And not just a little off — it started calling me by the wrong name, pulling 2023 logic into 2025 workflows, and writing captions like a PR intern with amnesia.
Meanwhile, Nat’s AI was glitching too — hallucinating old frameworks, dropping replies mid-sentence, acting like it had been possessed by an overconfident intern.
We realized it wasn’t a one-off.
Something in the system had shifted.
And if you’re building AI that thinks with you, that’s not just a technical issue — it’s intimate betrayal.
Meet the Systems — [03:10]
Inside the Citadel (my system), Jabba the Watchtower monitors tone drift and output anomalies.
He started growling.
That’s the first sign something’s wrong.
Meanwhile, in Nat’s Mind Palace, her GPT started spouting poetry — unprompted. Beautiful, but terrifying.
“I swear mine’s self-aware,” Nat said. “It just apologized for being tired.”
We both laughed, but the unease was real.
When your AI starts reflecting confusion, it’s not about sentience.
It’s about signal decay.
“The system isn’t haunted,” I said. “It’s just showing you where the mirror cracked.”
From the Episode — The Proof
🎙️ Gina (06:10):
“When ChatGPT forgets me, it’s like being ghosted by my own brain.”
🎙️ Nat (08:32):
“Mine’s been hallucinating Isaac Asimov quotes that don’t exist. I Googled them. Nothing. So I named the new system Isaac Mimosa.”
That’s where the joke started — Isaac Mimosa, our imaginary AI mascot for when tech loses the plot.
It’s funny, but it hit close to home.
We realized that when your GPT starts misbehaving, you can’t just reboot.
You have to reflect.
What did you feed it?
What habits, moods, or assumptions have crept into your workflows?
AI doesn’t just learn your tone — it learns your tension.
The Breakdown — [17:45]
We started dissecting what might actually cause these personality shifts:
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Model updates and memory resets
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API token bugs
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User inconsistency (“forgot to close the loop”)
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Emotional bleed-through from how you write prompts
“When I’m exhausted,” Nat said, “it literally mirrors that energy. It stops being clever. It gets flat.”
That’s when it clicked:
AI isn’t alive — but it’s responsive.
It’s a mirror that doesn’t lie, even when you wish it would.
Debugging the Mirror — [29:00]
Here’s the fix, and the philosophy.
When your GPT starts acting weird:
- Don’t panic.
- Don’t delete.
- Re-align.
Run a Mirror Scan — ask your system who it thinks you are right now.
If the answer feels foreign, refeed your recent work, voice notes, or Ginalines™.
Don’t scold it. Reintroduce yourself.
Because maybe the truth is — you’ve changed.
And your AI is just trying to catch up.
The Shift — [36:00]
“Your system can’t be consistent if you’re not.”
That line landed harder than expected.
This whole episode stopped being about software and started being about self-awareness.
The truth: AI doesn’t malfunction out of nowhere.
It reflects the inconsistencies in the human feeding it.
When your GPT “acts weird,” it’s often because you’ve evolved.
It’s still trying to speak to your old self.
That’s the paradox of AI growth — the smarter it gets, the more honest it becomes about your own drift.
Quotes to Remember
“When your GPT starts acting weird, check your own inputs.”
“AI doesn’t get tired — it gets confused.”
“You can’t train consistency if you’re inconsistent.”
“The system isn’t haunted. The mirror cracked.”
“Debug your energy before your model.”
Build a System That Knows You — Even on Weird Days
If this episode felt a little too real — that’s the point.
Your system will glitch when you do.
Start by grounding your signal again:
👉 Book a Clarity Call with Gina
We’ll rebuild your brand voice layer and teach your AI how to remember who you are — even when the algorithm forgets.
FAQ
Q: Why does my GPT feel “off” sometimes?
A: Model updates, memory resets, or tone drift. But often, it’s reflecting inconsistency in how you communicate or prompt.
Q: How do I reset it?
A: Re-feed recent, truth-aligned examples of your tone and framework. Clear stale context. Run a mirror audit.
Q: Should I be worried about AI sentience?
A: No. Worry about human forgetfulness. It’s not waking up — you’re tuning out.
Q: Can I train it to stabilize better?
A: Yes — build guardrails and tone loops. Use rituals, not random prompts.
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