NewsGuard finds ChatGPT-4 generates all 100 false narratives in test
In March 2023, NewsGuard tested ChatGPT-4 by prompting it with 100 false narratives from its database. The chatbot generated all 100 false narratives, often without disclaimers, and produced more persuasive misinformation than its predecessor ChatGPT-3.5. NewsGuard reported that OpenAI had not fixed the flaw before releasing the tool, and the company did not respond to requests for comment.
- Date it happened
- 2023-03-01
- Organisation involved
- OpenAI
- Product, system or model
- ChatGPT-4
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