OpenAI Chief Scientist Asks GPT-5.5 for ASCII Unicorn, Receives Goblin

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A screenshot of a Slack message on a vibrant green-and-yellow gradient background. The message, from Jakub Pachocki (OpenAI's Chief Scientist), reads: 'fwiw I think I might have gotten a goblin when I asked for a unicorn in ascii art'. Below is a monospaced ASCII art drawing in a dark code block: a creature with a tall triangular horn/hat, raised clawed arms, round 'o o' eyes, a smiling face, a wide skirted or winged lower body, and three asterisks beneath its feet - far more goblin than unicorn. Italic caption at the bottom: 'An interesting interaction our Chief Scientist had with GPT-5.5.' The image plays on the famous 'draw a unicorn in TikZ' capability benchmark from the GPT-4 'Sparks of AGI' era - frontier models still fumble ASCII unicorns, and even the chief scientist gets goblins