GPT generates 'numerical horror' by spamming zeros
andyallfellforit · reddit · 2026-08-30
A user shared a humorous generation incident where GPT, asked to write a 'numerical horror' story, began spamming zeros excessively. The output was so voluminous that the website struggled to render it, forcing the user to stop the generation. This highlights the model's extreme interpretation of numerical concepts.
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