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Re:ChatGPT knows which country I'm in, despite conversation ... by apothegm on Friday January 10, 2025 @11:19PM (#42663254)
Probably just using IP geolocation.
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Re:ChatGPT knows which country I'm in, despite conversation ... by nomilk on Friday January 10, 2025 @11:31PM (#42663309)
Kinda wild. Wasn't expecting that at all. Also, when I questioned it, it denied knowing (very gas-lighty!):

https://imgur.com/mpZ3xaW

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Re:ChatGPT knows which country I'm in, despite conversation ... by rurban on Saturday January 11, 2025 @02:49AM (#42664148)
A lying AI! Isn't that against Asimov rules?
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Re:ChatGPT knows which country I'm in, despite conversation ... by apothegm on Saturday January 11, 2025 @08:27AM (#42665718)
Nope.
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Re:ChatGPT knows which country I'm in, despite conversation ... by Rastonbury on Saturday January 11, 2025 @03:00AM (#42664184)
I think someone at OAI saw posts about this and blocked it. o1 gave a weirdly short response just "I do not know"
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