ChatGPT Won’t Say Certain Names and No One Seems To Know Why [Video]

Social media users have reported, and Newsweek has confirmed, that ChatGPT appears to be restricted from saying some names, including the name “David Mayer.”

The chatbot, which was developed by OpenAI, is for some reason unable to respond to questions that include the name “David Mayer.”

A Reddit user pointed out the “weird response” last week, posting a screenshot of the artificial intelligence (AI) model noting “I’m unable to produce a response.” Since that post, other social media users have tried to get ChatGPT to say “David Mayer” through question prompts and even code.

Newsweek reached out to OpenAI for comment.

Open AI, which is headed by Sam Altman, was first pitched as a nonprofit initiative meant to create AI for the benefit of humanity. In 2022, the organization debuted ChatGPT, a chatbot and virtual assistant based on large language models (LLMs).

It is unclear why ChatGPT …