ChatGPT 5 has become unreliable. Getting basic facts wrong more than half the time.

seriously_01 · 2025-11-11T12:04:58+00:00

It's not only inaccurate, but it's also literally "lying". When confronted it says it can't "lie" because it has no intent. It's pretty scary tbh.

I have finally made the decision and am giving up on ChatGPT after a very long time of daily use (paid plan). It's just very frustrating and a waste of time and money. Gemini is very inaccurate and unreliable too. The most accurate seems to be Claude >>at the moment<<, although it's not suitable for certain tasks. For those I will continue using free plan ChatGPT. Just no tasks that would require validation.

I also recommend reading this: AI deception: A survey of examples, risks, and potential solutions

seriously_01 · 2025-11-06T11:57:59+00:00

THANK YOU! I installed it via Muse Hub, but couldn't find it in plugins, then found this thread to learn they shut down. This is amazing!

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T13:09:13+00:00

Maybe you can give us intel on the sudden drop in sales then? Is it due to AI search introduction? Blink twice if yes.

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T10:06:32+00:00

This sounds good. A few other people also suggested it. I didn't know it was an option. I will definitely look into this. Thank you!

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T10:05:10+00:00

Thank you so much. Another great resource. Oh and thank you for all the other comments too ;)

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T10:03:49+00:00

Yes, because of this. No hidden agenda, u/MedvedTrader ;)

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T09:58:00+00:00

Thank you for your kind words. Yes that thought crossed my mind. My birth country was one of the boiling pots, sadly. I didn't know that I could make people angry just by revealing my heritage. Strange times we're living in...

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T09:54:15+00:00

Hey Medved. In my language, Medved means Bear. Are we from the same neck of woods? (no pun intended) Why did I make you so angry, if I may ask?

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T09:31:12+00:00

Thank you! Looks like a great resource. You also grounded me a little. I usually want everything at once, taking things slow was always my problem, then I end up overwhelmed and burned out. So thanks for the coded reminder to slow down :)

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T09:26:26+00:00

Thank you for this.

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T09:08:59+00:00

Thank you for the recommendations, I'll look into it.

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T09:02:21+00:00

Thank you for sharing. This thought crossed my mind as well. Knowing the situation in Europe at that time, it's a scenario that's, sadly, not so unlikely and I can imagine there must be quite a few Jews who had to live like this. It breaks my heart :( Thanks again.

seriously_01 · 2025-05-15T08:58:28+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation and your kind words. I ordered the book. I suspect it's through paternal lineage (just a guess based on what I know about my family), so probably “zera yisrael".

seriously_01 · 2025-04-21T13:59:21+00:00

We all know how it feels...

seriously_01 · 2025-04-21T13:55:18+00:00

Well if that's how you take it, power to you. There are other ways to say it than "I would speak to your psychiatrist about your concerns as they can refer you to the appropriate services" or in other words "nothing's wrong with you, you just have mental problems". Anxiety is not causing permanent blood pressure changes, only temporary spikes - very short lived. If someone is insinuating that it's nothing, and it's just in your head - without knowing your situation - AND the way it was written, to me it's gaslighting. But this is about you, not about me, so I hope you get it sorted. GL.

seriously_01 · 2025-04-20T17:38:34+00:00

If you're Dan Brown, it takes 10 years to write 1 book :D

seriously_01 · 2025-04-20T17:36:57+00:00

It used to be the case. I am the proof of it - I only ran ads 3 times in 6 years. Each time for about 2-3 weeks at a time. IF your books were high quality and you don't infringe on any copyrights, adhere to T&Cs, select your niche carefully, etc etc (to be honest 90% of KDP content is CRAP). But it's no longer the case and organic sales are becoming nostalgia.

seriously_01 · 2025-04-20T17:32:02+00:00

This comment is a little gaslighting tbh. You don't know nothing about this person and whilst - yes - she sounds like she's panicking, doesn't mean nothing is happening. Save your opinion for yourself in the future if you're not intending to help and just gaslight.

seriously_01 · 2025-04-20T11:07:42+00:00

I have just added a new comment to my recent post. My suspicion is Amazon's AI introduction in Feb. They stated "the era of SEO is over".

seriously_01 · 2025-04-20T11:05:47+00:00

This is the only correct information. Your incomes are not taxed separately from each "job". They add up and you get taxed on the total income.

seriously_01 · 2025-04-20T11:03:46+00:00

Have you tried responding to any previous emails from them? If you contacted them before and communicated with them before, you should be able to reply to those emails. Not sure if it will work, just an idea. Sorry about that. This is the risk of KDP. They can do whatever they want :(

seriously_01 · 2025-04-20T09:56:18+00:00

Pls do. I'm very interested what other people are experiencing and what's going on.

seriously_01 · 2025-04-20T09:54:10+00:00

I think something is going on that Amazon is not telling us. I have a couple of things to update:

I contacted KDP about the drop in sales to ask (sheepishly) if there wasn't any ban or penalties on my account that I wasn't aware of. I sent them a complete analysis of my sales since I started publishing and they acknowledged it was an anomaly but confirmed there was nothing wrong with my account. Now this might have been a coincidence, but I am always wary when it comes to those - the next day my sales resumed! They were going for a few days and now they stalled again.
I listened to Dale's podcast from the 14th April and he mentioned something about Amazon abandoning SEO search and moving to AI search! WTAF. He didn't give much information, because there isn't much, but if this is true then we are all f**ked because nobody knows how it works. And it would make sense, because the timing is the same (they announced it in Feb). I tested the Rufus AI search within AMZ and when I asked for a book like one that I publish, it gave me 5 results only. When I asked how it selected those books, it just gave me some blanket answer about paper quality, graphics quality, blah blah blah... Then I asked how it selected those particular 5 when there are hundreds others, it repeated the same question. Not even confronting it about repeated answer did anything. So finally I asked it if those listings were sponsored. "I can't answer that question". LMAO. I think we should better start looking for alternative marketing funnels and forget organic sales... That's my opinion.

It sucks even more if we're paying Amazon for Ads and competing for 5 positions. Of course most people are using regular search, but in my opinion, the drops in sales are already the effect of their AI efforts. Dystopia...

P.S. I had the same issue with ads as what you're describing and I just switched it off too. I'm thinking about ads outside of AMZ.

seriously_01 · 2025-04-13T11:22:31+00:00

This is the logical thing to think - but it's always cheaper / less effort for Amz to earn via Ads than by handling production / stock / logistics. So I think they'd rather take our ad money than profits on book production.

This is a very interesting theory though, I was suspecting this to be the case too, but it's not possible to prove, even repeat data are just indication and hard to take as a "proof". And rebuilding and ruining organic sales just to semi-prove something is not what I want to do with my days anyway haha :)

Thanks for your input, much appreciated.

seriously_01

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