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OpenAI reveals why ChatGPT won't say "David Mayer"

The name "David Meyer" was all over the internet last week, thanks to ChatGPT's refusal to say it. Now OpenAI has explained why.

Some thought Mayer might be an average Joe who exercised his “right to be forgotten,” a law in the UK and EU that lets people erase their personal data online. OpenAI, ChatGPT’s developer, has cleared the air, explaining that the issue isn’t about GDPR or personal requests but is simply a “glitch” caused by an internal tool mistakenly flagging Mayer’s name. Back in the day, it had trouble understanding sarcasm, mixing up dates, or making bold but hilariously wrong claims ().

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