If you think this and do not attribute it to random fluctuations in the quality of your responses, then I think you should do something very, very simple to verify the feeling that you're having. Something I've done just now:
Go in your history.
Pick a conversation.
Copy and paste the first prompt and put it into ChatGPT and compare the results.
I think what may be happening is that your expectations have shifted. When a tool proves useful we're used to being able to use it reliably, but with knowledge exfiltration it is different because our queries keep changing. It's not the same thing as using sandpaper on a piece of oak. Overall, I've been very impressed with ChatGPT and continue to use it for all sorts of things.
That said, tricking it into giving you the answer on political things is an art that requires patience. It is too, uh, cautious.
Go in your history.
Pick a conversation.
Copy and paste the first prompt and put it into ChatGPT and compare the results.
I think what may be happening is that your expectations have shifted. When a tool proves useful we're used to being able to use it reliably, but with knowledge exfiltration it is different because our queries keep changing. It's not the same thing as using sandpaper on a piece of oak. Overall, I've been very impressed with ChatGPT and continue to use it for all sorts of things.
That said, tricking it into giving you the answer on political things is an art that requires patience. It is too, uh, cautious.