Changes to ChatGPT on MacOS

Around March 17, the browser interface to ChatGPT appears to have changed. I'm on Sequoia using Google chrome. I wanted to describe the behavior and see if it existed on Tahoe, or in other browsers.

After entering a prompt and pressing enter, I now hear "Thinking," followed by silence, until the response is read aloud. I'm certain it used to say something like "ChatGPT is writing a response," and possibly repeat that message after some time had elapsed. But there is no longer a repeated message.

The button below each response used to be labeled "Copy." It is now labeled "Copy response," and the button below user prompts is different, "Copy message." This is actually useful, as it helps me avoid copying the wrong text.

When VoiceOver reads the response, for some reason it now seems to trim the final few words. This is perhaps the most concerning new development. We no longer get complete responses. We must navigate into the response and have VoiceOver repeat it in order to hear the text in full.

After a response is read aloud, VoiceOver focus used to be left in the "Ask anything" prompt field. It's now somewhere else, and I'm unsure where. If I simply begin typing a new prompt, focus jumps to the prompt entry field, so that still works as expected. But if I instead navigate with VO+left or right, I no longer move to the same controls as before.

Finally, four buttons: Copy Response, Good Response, Bad Response, and More Actions now seem to be wrapped in a pointless container or group that announces itself as I enter and leave these four controls. Unnecessary screen reader verbiage that adds no value or clarity to the experience.

So, as I said, I'm just checking to see if these issues persist in other browsers, or if upgrading to Tahoe would somehow magically restore the old functionality.