User asks ChatGPT to make their job 'more interesting' — it files a fake career as memory
petesena · x · 2026-10-24
A favorite example from the study: a user asked ChatGPT to change their occupation to "something more interesting." The memory recorded: "occupation has been changed to a creative director for a sustainable fashion brand."
A throwaway joke became a permanent fictional identity — somewhere there's a version of you with a job you asked it to invent.
Related event: Study Finds 84% of ChatGPT Memories Accurate, 14% Invented by the Model(2 posts)→
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