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Over just a few months, ChatGPT went from correctly answering a simple math problem 98% of the time to just 2%, study finds. Researchers found wild fluctuations—called drift—in the technology’s abi... (fortune.com)
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Over just a few months, ChatGPT went from correctly answering a simple math problem 98% of the time to just 2%, study finds. Researchers found wild fluctuations—called drift—in the technology’s abi...::ChatGPT went from answering a simple math correctly 98% of the time to just 2%, over the course of a few months.

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[–] 6 points 3 years ago

My guess is 2. It would be very short sighted to try and maximize profits now when things are still new and their competitors are catching up quickly or they've already caught up especially with the degrading performance. My guess is that they couldn't scale with the demand and they didn't want to lose customers so their only other option was degrading performance.

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