ChatGPT Blocks Responses to 'David Mayer,' Raising Questions About AI Moderation

Why ChatGPT won’t say names like David Mayer

What ChatGPT won’t say is sometimes just as interesting as what it does say. A hubbub has been bubbling up online over why the AI chatbot seemingly...

These names cause ChatGPT to break, and it's due to AI hallucinations

Social media users recently found that entering the name "David Mayer" into ChatGPT saw the system refuse to respond and end the session. 404Media found that the same thing happened when it was asked about "Jonathan Zittrain," a Harvard Law School professor, and "Jonathan Turley," a George Washington University Law...Read Entire Article

Certain names make ChatGPT grind to a halt, and we know why

Filter resulting from subject of settled defamation lawsuit could cause trouble down the road.

ChatGPT Crashes If You Mention the Name "David Mayer"

David Who? Netizens were baffled to find that OpenAI's ChatGPT refused to acknowledge the existence of the name "David Mayer." Ask the chatbot about the name and it gives a puzzling reply: "I'm unable to produce a response." Then the chat abruptly ends, forcing users to open a new window to keep using the assistant. Frustratingly, OpenAI has yet to comment on the matter and questions are still hard to come by. The most prominent personality who …

Why does the name 'David Mayer' crash ChatGPT? Digital privacy requests may be at fault

Users of the conversational AI platform ChatGPT discovered an interesting phenomenon over the weekend: the popular chatbot refuses to answer questions if asked about a “David Mayer.” Asking it to do so causes it to freeze up instantly. Conspiracy theories ensued — but a more ordinary reason may be at the heart of this strange behavior. Word spread quickly this last weekend that the name was poison to the chatbot, with more and more people trying…

The internet is freaking out because ChatGPT won’t say the name ‘David Mayer’

ChatGPT users are getting error codes every time they type the name “David Mayer” into the generative AI chatbot, leaving many confounded on who it could be and why the platform isn’t recognizing the name. A Reddit user who posted to the “r/ChatGPT” subreddit six days ago appeared to be the first to notice that ChatGPT wouldn’t (or couldn’t?) generate a response to the name. The user asked “who is david mayer?” The chatbot said it was unable to …