- Published on December 6, 2022
- In Global Tech
ChatGPT: Why Stack Overflow Banned the Celebrated OpenAI Chatbot
Ever since ChatGPT entered the scene, the site has seen an influx of ‘correct-looking’ answers which are not actually correct
- By Anirudh VK
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s newest piece of innovation, has been the talk of the tech town for over the past week. Trained on the cutting-edge GPT 3.5, this chatbot’s human-like answers and context-aware nature has won the hearts of netizens the world over. However, just as with any other AI innovation, ChatGPT has quickly turned into a double-edged sword.
Stack Overflow, the popular programming forum, has banned all answers created by ChatGPT, citing a high degree of inaccuracy in the bot’s responses. While it clarified that it was a temporary policy, it did reiterate that the problem not only lies in the inaccuracy of ChatGPTs answers, but deeper in the way the bot phrases its answers.
Due to the way LLMs like GPT 3.5 work, chatbots like ChatGPT can quickly generate grammatically correct content with a formal tone. This makes the answers sound authoritative and backed by evidence, even in cases where they might not be. Stack Overflow emphasised this, stating, “[ChatGPT’s answer
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Anirudh VK
I am an AI enthusiast and love keeping up with the latest events in the space. I love video games and pizza.
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