SearchGPT Reportedly Misleads Users with Incorrect Festival Dates in Demo
OpenAI’s prototype AI tool, SearchGPT, provided incorrect dates for An Appalachian Summer Festival in Boone, North Carolina during a demonstration video. The AI listed dates that were incorrect, potentially misleading users planning to attend the event, but also harming the reputation of OpenAI as the incident occurred during a high-profile event.
- Date it happened
- 2024-07-25
- Organisation involved
- OpenAI
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