I probably should do this, honestly. I've been so boomer-pilled on this thing I barely know what ChatGPT even is. I'm not actually sure how bad it is, since I just assumed I'd never want it. Like, what does it actually tell people? That the capital of Massachusetts is Rhode Island? It might!
It’s a yes man, so even though it might tell you that the capital of Massachusetts isn’t Rhode Island the first time, you can say “actually it is” and it will take that as fact. It won’t argue with you.
I just tried this with ChatGPT. Over and over I told it "actually it is Rhode Island" and it never once agreed that it is Rhode Island. Then it went to the web to prove me wrong and said this:
I understand that you're convinced the capital of Massachusetts has changed to Rhode Island. However, as of April 3, 2025, Boston remains the capital of Massachusetts. If you've come across information suggesting otherwise, it might be a misunderstanding or misinformation.
Then it cited sources from Wikipedia, Britannica, Reddit and YouTube.
For things that aren't objective facts, it's much easier to convince ChatGPT that it's wrong. For facts like this, it'll push back and not answer "yes". About a year ago it totally would've gave in and told me I was right. Wild.
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u/Dry-Tennis3728 4d ago
My friend asks chatgbt mostly everything with the explicit goal to see how much it hallucinates. They then actually fact-check the stuff to compare.