Is Agent Mode Responsible for Draining ChatGPT’s Intelligence?

Understanding the Impact of Agent Mode on ChatGPT’s Performance

Over the past couple of weeks, many users—including myself—have noticed a significant decline in ChatGPT’s responsiveness and overall utility. This decline appears to coincide with the recent rollout of the new “Agent Mode,” leading to speculation that this feature might be affecting the platform’s performance.

If you’ve been experiencing difficulties with tasks such as file uploads, debugging, or exporting data—operations that once went smoothly—you are not alone. The issues seem to be widespread, and it’s prompting questions about whether Agent Mode is inadvertently reducing the AI’s effectiveness.

As this situation unfolds, I remain hopeful that the developers will identify and resolve the underlying issues soon. For now, I wanted to share my observations in case others are facing similar challenges, and to foster a collective understanding of what might be contributing to these recent performance hiccups.