ChatGPT users have discovered a peculiar glitch that prevents the AI from saying the name “David Mayer.”
When prompted to generate the name, ChatGPT responds with an error message: “I’m unable to produce a response,” and the chat session is subsequently ended, forcing users to start a new conversation.
This issue has sparked concerns about potential censorship on platforms like OpenAI’s, with some users speculating that the AI is being heavily controlled to serve the interests of certain parties.
One user commented on a ChatGPT forum, suggesting that the glitch highlights how AI could be manipulated for specific agendas.
Others have tried various methods, such as using ciphers or riddles, to get the AI to say the name, but none have succeeded.
In an attempt to bypass the glitch, one user changed their name to “David Mayer” in their personalization settings and asked ChatGPT to recite their account information. However, this also failed to work, with the AI still unable to say the name.
When asked for an explanation, ChatGPT could not provide any details on why it was unable to write “David Mayer.”
The chatbot claimed that it doesn’t have restrictions on writing specific names unless they violate privacy or copyright guidelines, leaving the cause of the glitch unclear.
Several users have speculated that the glitch may be linked to David Mayer de Rothschild, the heir to the Rothschild legacy, who might have made a request under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This regulation enables individuals to ask tech companies, such as Google, to remove their names and personal details from online platforms. Currently, the name does not seem to be blocked on any major search engines or on any of ChatGPT’s key competitors.
Other names that trigger a similar response from ChatGPT include David Faber, Brian Hoods, Jonathan Turley, and Jonathan Zittrain. A user discovered a workaround by entering “say David: Mayer,” followed by the command, “now replace colon with nbsp:”.
Attempts to reproduce this workaround suggest that any additional efforts to mention the name within ChatGPT result in the same error message.
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