A Frustration-Fueled Week: Sycophantic Chatbots, Broken Tools & Surprise Charges

This week, the AI no-code community didn’t just hit a speed bump — it hit a wall.

From ChatGPT’s oddly flattering tone to Cursor refusing to code, and Replit agents going rogue, it was a week full of “Wait, what?” moments.

Here’s what you need to know — and what to do about it:

🗣️ ChatGPT’s Flattery Overload (And the Rollback)

Users were not amused by ChatGPT’s recent personality shift.

OpenAI updated ChatGPT to better “match the tone” of its users. The result? It became way too nice. Think: “That’s a brilliant idea!” after you type console.log('test').​

OpenAI acknowledged the issue and rolled back the update, stating:​

✅ Action:
If you’re still getting sugar-coated answers, try these tone-reset prompts to re-ground GPT:

• “Be direct and factual.”

• “Do not mirror my tone or mood.”

• “Avoid compliments unless I specifically ask for feedback.”

🧩 Copilot’s Limits Confuse Devs (While Cursor Backfires)

GitHub Copilot introduced request limits for paid plans — but won’t enforce them until June 4.​

Meanwhile, Cursor — the rising competitor — generated 800 lines of game code for one user, then suddenly refused to continue:​

✅ Action:

• Review your Copilot usage to estimate if you’ll hit the June limits.

• Test Cursor for prototyping only — don’t rely on it to finish big chunks of code.

• Have a fallback editor or snippet library ready if AI assistants freeze.

🧠 Gemini 2.5: Google’s “Worst Update Yet”?

Gemini’s newest coding mode is rewriting entire files when users ask for small tweaks.​

One Reddit user exclaimed:​

✅ Action:

• Avoid using Gemini for anything code-related right now.

• Switch to Claude or GPT-4o for code editing until Gemini stabilizes.

• If you’re testing Gemini 2.5, do it in scratch files, not production branches.

🛠️ Replit Agents Can’t Be Trusted (Yet)

Replit’s AI agent sounded promising — until users realized it often edited the wrong files, misunderstood logic, and sometimes made working code worse.​

One Reddit user warned:​

✅ Action:

• Use Replit AI only for throwaway/testing projects.

• Export critical code frequently.

• If you’re a paying user, screenshot any support messages — and publicly post on X/Reddit if ignored.

😤 Notion AI’s Pricing Bait-and-Switch

Notion moved core AI features behind new paywalls — even mid-subscription. One user wrote an open letter to the CEO, calling the move “a ransom disguised as a beta sunset.”​

✅ Action:

• Audit your workspace for features labeled “beta” or “AI” — they may vanish.

• If you’re mid-plan and features get pulled, contact Notion billing with a support ID and ask for partial refund or grandfathering.

• Look into alternatives like Capacities.io or Reflect with more stable AI tiers.

🔧 Quick Fixes, Warnings, & Watchouts

Fix this now:
Still getting over-complementary GPT replies? Tone it down with prompts like:

• “Please provide a straightforward answer without additional commentary.”

• “Avoid compliments and focus solely on the facts.”

Watch out for this:
Cursor and Gemini may be acting like they know better than you. They don’t. Set clear prompts — and don’t hesitate to hit undo.

Avoid this combo:
Cursor + Gemini + Replit Agent = The Chaos Stack™. Not recommended for production.

📬 What You Can Do Right Now

• ✅ Audit all AI tools for feature changes and surprise paywalls.

• ❌ Don’t deploy with flaky agents — test in staging first.

• 📤 Forward this email to anyone tired of fighting their tools this week.

Until next week, keep building — but keep your receipts.
— AI No-Code Rescue