ChatGPT Exhibiting Unprompted 'Goblin' Word Insertion — 102 Upvotes, 52 Comments on Persistent Model Quirk

r/ChatGPT·low signal

A r/ChatGPT post with 102 upvotes and 52 comments documents ChatGPT repeatedly inserting the word 'goblin' into responses without any user prompting or creature-related context, persisting across multiple conversations throughout the day. Multiple commenters report similar behavior, suggesting a systematic model-level quirk rather than an isolated hallucination. The incident follows a pattern of ChatGPT behavioral anomalies that surface periodically on the subreddit, raising questions about post-training stability.