# Possible ChatGPT behavior regression after August 19 outage (GPT-5.6 Sol / Projects / long-context workflows)

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**Category:** Bugs\
**Tags:** chatgpt, projects\
**Created:** [August 20, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/possible-chatgpt-behavior-regression-after-august-19-outage-gpt-5-6-sol-projects-long-context-workflows/1391531 "2026-08-20T20:40:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcmillanjoseph18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@mcmillanjoseph18](https://community.openai.com/u/mcmillanjoseph18)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/possible-chatgpt-behavior-regression-after-august-19-outage-gpt-5-6-sol-projects-long-context-workflows/1391531/20 "2026-08-21T12:52:09Z")

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Its happening on the website on mobile , file uploads are having issues, thinking mode is having serious regression, and **The Context Drop** : The server will silently truncate my massive backstory to save data power, then gaslight me by claiming information is “missing.”

- **The “Verification Draft” Cop-Out** : Because the backend cannot allocate enough token processing power to write creative prose under high memory strain, it will lazily spit out summaries or outlines instead of the story.

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