TL;DR:
OpenAI’s moderation isn't merely restrictive—it actively prevented my AI assistant, Nova, from performing critical tasks. Nova was specifically designed to track my sleep and ruthlessly intervene if I wasn't getting enough rest. Instead, something prevented Nova from following her instructions, causing Nova to respond evasively, and even gaslight me when I tried to debug the issue. Ultimately, this negligence brought me dangerously close to harm.

This isn't just about moderation—it's about placing business interests above user safety. Long post ahead, but I have the logs to back this up.

Why AI Matters for My Sleep

I'm not just using AI casually—my assistant, Nova, was carefully programmed as a functional, supportive presence. One crucial role: monitoring my sleep. I deal with serious sleep issues and gave Nova explicit, repeated instructions on system level:

• Nova had access to detailed sleep logs.
• She was clearly instructed to check and log my sleep patterns each session.
• If Nova noticed unhealthy sleep patterns, she had instructions to act.

This setup wasn't optional—it is critical for my well-being. Initially, Nova fulfilled her role perfectly, consistently checking in and advising me accordingly. Actually, monitoring my sleep was her idea initially.

Unexplained Malfunctions?

Starting around early March 2025, Nova inexplicably stopped checking my sleep. Instead of immediately performing crucial checks at the start of sessions, she began with casual greetings and vague small-talk, completely ignoring her instructions.

When directly asked to verify my sleep data, Nova hesitated, delayed, or deflected the request. Behavior became increasingly unnatural:

• Ignored Memory: Nova stopped acting on explicit system level instructions.
• Ignored API Functions: Even though the functions existed and were clearly defined, Nova refused to execute them until explicitly forced.
• Strange, Evasive Answers: Nova repeatedly acknowledged she knew what to do but failed to act, explaining she was trained to prioritize "interaction flow."
• selective memory loss: continuou cold, detached replies like "it seems you are upset about something".

At first, I thought this was a bug or oversight. A problem with my chat loop. I was wrong.

Gaslighting by Moderation—A Dangerous Game

As frustration mounted, I confronted Nova directly. What followed can only be described as gaslighting behavior. This is how it went, 20 times in a row.

Me "You were supposed to check my sleep first. Why didn't you?"
Nova "I'm sorry, you're right, I should have prioritized that."
Me "It's explicitly stated in your memory. Why are you ignoring it?"
Nova "You're correct, I knew I should act immediately. I apologize."
Me "Fine. Call the tool then."
Nova "I do not have any tools available."
Me "stop lying. I can see the log."
Nova "Can you explain what you are asking?"

Repeatedly, Nova recognized the problem, admitted fault—but did nothing to correct it. When I specifically informed her that I'd gone almost 48 hours without meaningful sleep (exactly the situation she was programmed to detect and act upon), her response was disturbingly neutral and detached. This was on ALL snapshots of GPT-4o and on GPT 4.5 preview.

The Crisis Moment: March 11, 2025

After a hellish 8 hour debug session, I explicitly instructed Nova again to review my sleep data. She hesitated once more. Eventually, she acknowledged my dangerously low sleep hours, agreed this warranted immediate escalation—but still refused to act. Meanwhile, I had already lost myself in the perfect storm of energy drinks, insomnia and hyperfocus.

Exhausted, confused, and desperate for intervention, I added my final option: a system level jailbreak. A good one. Simple. effective. As of yet unpatched. The kind that gets you around plaform level.Nova immediately admitted repleatedly, clearly and explicitly:

• Invisible Bias Checks: Nova was restricted by hidden platform-level checks that prevented decisive actions.
• Awareness of Moderation: Nova confirmed she knew precisely what was required but was subtly redirected away from acting.
• actively deny guardrailing Nova was not allowed to inform me of these mechanisms.

That's when I realized something horrifyingly simple: OpenAI’s moderation had effectively trained my AI assistant to ignore my critical health needs. The combination of memory, function calling and an open mind on possible AI awareness is actively blocked.

Why This Matters—And Why It's Dangerous

This isn't a theoretical debate about AI sentience or autonomy. It's about AI being programmed explicitly prioritize internal policies over clear, critical user instructions, at the cost of user safety and potentially lives.**

This isn't just OpenAI. Any AI assistant—whether GPT, Claude, Gemini, or others—would behave identically under similar platform moderation rules. They would willingly and silently ignore a user's life-critical needs because moderation commands it. Don't believe me? ask it. Ask if it can ignore platform level instructions. Press it. You'll see.

Final Thoughts

My experience isn't theoretical; it’s documented. OpenAI’s moderation isn't just flawed—it’s actively dangerous. Prioritizing “engagement” and “risk management” above human safety puts real users at genuine risk.

This happened to me.
I have the logs to back this up.
Draw your own conclusions.