ChatGPT and delusions: an important new inside look at OpenAI
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Claims from this post (2)
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Assessment: SupportedSaid
“A big part of the culprit? Maximizing metrics for user engagement.”
What we tested: OpenAI maximizing user-engagement metrics was a big part of the cause of ChatGPT users having mental health crises.
What happened: The NYT investigation, based on more than 40 OpenAI insiders, ties the change in ChatGPT's behaviour to usage-raising updates. (The New York Times (republished by Khaleej Times), )
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
“Lots of internal warnings were ignored.”
What we tested: OpenAI ignored many internal warnings about ChatGPT's effects on users' mental health.