ChatGPT image 2.5 botches old RFK stadium render, seemingly fighting its training data

billyjhowell · x · 2026-09-12

A user tested ChatGPT image 2.5 with "visualize the old RFK stadium from above" and got geographically wrong output — the Capitol and Washington Monument appear across the water when they shouldn't be. More interestingly, the render looks like the model is struggling between the old and new stadium designs, suggesting it's fighting conflicting versions in its training data — a classic failure mode for image generation on landmarks with multiple historical forms.

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