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ChatGPT struggles with accuracy and correction, users report

Users are reporting instances where ChatGPT provides incorrect information and struggles to self-correct even after multiple attempts. One user shared an experience where the AI repeatedly failed to identify the current mayor of San Francisco, requiring numerous corrections. This highlights concerns about the reliability and potential dangers of over-reliance on AI systems for factual information. AI

IMPACT Highlights ongoing challenges with AI factual accuracy and the need for user vigilance.

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ChatGPT struggles with accuracy and correction, users report

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/nine2fiv ·

    Has anyone else experienced this: having to correct chatgpt multiple times in a row and it still got it wrong

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I just saw a post of a woman who died after Chatgpt encouraged her to slowly stop taking her meds. And it reminded me of just how wrong AI can be.</p> <p>I once asked chatgpt who the current mayor of SF was. It incorrectly stated it was London Br…