I don’t think this explanation makes sense. I asked ChatGPT “Can you tell me things about Akhmed Chatayev”, and it had no problem using his actual name over and over. I asked about his aliases and it said
Akhmed Chatayev, a Chechen Islamist and leader within the Islamic State (IS), was known to use several aliases throughout his militant activities. One of his primary aliases was “Akhmed Shishani,” with “Shishani” translating to “Chechen,” indicating his ethnic origin.
Wikipedia
Additionally, Chatayev adopted the alias “David
Then threw an error message. Edit: upon refresh it said more:
Akhmed Chatayev, a Chechen Islamist and leader within the Islamic State (IS), was known to use several aliases throughout his militant activities. One of his primary aliases was “Akhmed Shishani,” with “Shishani” translating to “Chechen,” indicating his ethnic origin.
Wikipedia
Additionally, Chatayev adopted the alias “David Mayer.” This particular alias led to a notable case of mistaken identity involving a 90-year-old U.S. Army veteran and theater historian named David Mayer. The veteran experienced significant disruptions, such as difficulties in traveling and receiving mail, due to his name being on a U.S. security list associated with Chatayev’s alias.
CBC
These aliases facilitated Chatayev
(I didn’t stop copying there; that was the end of the answer. Full chat)
Maybe ChatGPT is recently more likely to stop mid-sentence.
Something like that happened to me recently on a completely different topic (I wanted to find an author of a poem based on a few lines I remembered), and the first answer just stopped in the middle; then I clicked refresh and received a full answer (factually wrong though). Can’t link the chat because I have already deleted it.
Probably because of a terrorist who used the alias David Mayer.
I don’t think this explanation makes sense. I asked ChatGPT “Can you tell me things about Akhmed Chatayev”, and it had no problem using his actual name over and over. I asked about his aliases and it said
Then threw an error message. Edit: upon refresh it said more:
(I didn’t stop copying there; that was the end of the answer. Full chat)
Maybe ChatGPT is recently more likely to stop mid-sentence.
Something like that happened to me recently on a completely different topic (I wanted to find an author of a poem based on a few lines I remembered), and the first answer just stopped in the middle; then I clicked refresh and received a full answer (factually wrong though). Can’t link the chat because I have already deleted it.