Re:Elevated Errors on API and ChatGPT
by MaximilianEmel on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @06:56PM
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Why is ChatGPT so commonly misspelled as ChatGTP?
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Re:Elevated Errors on API and ChatGPT
by jonchurch_ on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:10PM
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I'd assume because it's faster to move the index finger immediately up a row to the T when typing quickly than it is to move the ring finger up and over to the P. So chorded together, you end up hitting the T before the P to make GTP. Maybe it's a novel enough key chord that we can't rely on muscle memory to execute it well.
At least on my US qwerty keyboard, I notice this class of typo myself often enough.
We all have our quirks when it comes to common typos based on keystrokes. Not gonna speculate on spelling mistakes. Glass houses, stones, and all that.
Re:Elevated Errors on API and ChatGPT
by hackstack on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:26PM
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I wonder if it’s crossover from typing http, ftp, etc. I know the practice has fallen to the wayside in consumer computing but I’d buy that most people have more muscle memory for typing _tp than _pt in a semi-standalone context
For many Americans, STP for decades has been a famed auto additive. As a result GTP subliminally seems more natural, at least to me.
(Submitted title was "OpenAI API and ChatGTP Outage" - we've fixed it now.)
Re:Elevated Errors on API and ChatGPT
by FartyMcFarter on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:02PM
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I guess if you're gonna mispell a three letter acronym one is more likely to fail on the last two letters than on the first letter.
Race condition between left and right hand.
Generalised Treebrained Pranformer.
No idea