OpenAI confirms ChatGPT is ‘lazy’

Many users have noticed that ChatGPT has a certain laziness when it comes to interacting and responding. After negative feedback OpenAIThe startup that developed the chatbot confirmed the robot’s “soft body”.

“We’ve heard all your feedback that GPT-4 is getting lazy! We haven’t updated the model since November 11, and this is definitely not intentional. Model behavior can be unpredictable and we’re working to fix that,” OpenAI said. Post on Twitter/X.

To be clear, the idea is not that the model has somehow changed itself since November 11. Differences in model behavior may be very slight; only a subset of prompts may break, and it may take a long time for customers and employees to notice and fix these patterns

— ChatGPT (@ChatGPTapp) December 8, 2023

Following the startup’s announcement, one user asked how the model, which is essentially a large file, could move lazily. In contrast, the company that developed ChatGPT reinforced that the technology has not changed in the past month.

“But differences in model behavior can be very subtle; only a subset of prompts may break, and it can take a long time for customers and employees to notice and fix these patterns,” OpenAI said. he added.

GPT-4 users complained about shorter replies, mostly on Reddit. Besides, Chatbot started ignoring some requests and answered only some of the questions asked.

There are also older complaints reporting the slowness and even a certain stupidity of the core technology currently highlighted. In July, OpenAI even denied that ChatGPT was “stupid,” saying users were starting to notice because they were using it more often.

Although OpenAI acknowledged the new “laziness” of the AI, it did not elaborate on the reason for the lower-than-expected performance.

The new turmoil comes after Sam Altman briefly left and returned as CEO of OpenAI. In addition, both the initiative and Microsoft, which owns 49% of the company, will be evaluated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK to investigate major technology investment and partnership.