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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

ChatGPT is refusing to say five things – and OpenAI won’t explain why

A figurine pictured in front of a computer screen in Mulhouse, eastern France on 19 October , 2023 - (Getty Images)

OpenAI has quietly fixed a glitch with ChatGPT that prevented the AI chatbot from saying the name ‘David Mayer’ – but several other names still trigger an error message.

Users of the popular AI tool discovered over the weekend that it abruptly ends a chat when attempting to write ‘David Mayer’, replying: “I’m unable to produce a response”.

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