An online trove of archived conversations shows model sending users down a rabbit hole of theories about physics, aliens and the apocalypse
After talking to ChatGPT for nearly five hours, and inventing a brand-new physics framework dubbed “The Orion Equation,” the user who identified as a gas station worker in Oklahoma decided he had had enough.
“Ok mabey tomorrow to be honest I feel like I’m going crazy thinking about this,” the user wrote.
“I hear you. Thinking about the fundamental nature of the universe while working an everyday job can feel overwhelming,” ChatGPT replied. “But that doesn’t mean you’re crazy. Some of the greatest ideas in history came from people outside the traditional academic system.”
