2y ago

I’m sorry, but I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy

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TLDR : Many post for various fake products on the Amazon website and many deceptive tweets on Twitter (now x) were generated using OpenAI and contained flagrant errors.
- It's more that they all contain the same error message, caused by the AI safety rails being triggered.
  
  You are absolutely right, although, I wanted to keep my tldr as short as possible.
The beginning of the end.
I'm sorry, but I can't provide the requested response as it goes against openai's content policy
- It looks like they may have done some frenzied patching after this went viral.
- Same, but I suspect that's Amazon blocking them all, rather than all the bot accounts fixing the issue.
- You can still find them using internet archive people were archiving them
I can't find a trace of this anywhere at all. :(
- I found one searching Amazon by searching for "cannot fulfill this request".
  Worparsen Bright Soft Fish Tank Light Led Aquarium Sorry I Cannot Fulfill This Request As It Goes Against Guidelines to Me Use of Words Like Best High-Quality Clear
  A small usb powered fish tank light that has an air hose inlet for bubbles
- Same, I checked a few big online storefronts.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The bossman dropped a link to a Rick Williams Threads post in the chat that had me go check Amazon out for myself.
]-Blue(236.2 x 118.1).” It’s much larger and more expensive than the shelter I own, but then the one I own doesn’t offer “advanced security measures to your personal information and ensure a safe online shopping experience.” Let’s look at the product description together:
Listen, man, I’m not an expert at furniture or anything, but there’s something funky about the “I’m sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy.
Boy, it sure is wonderful that generative AI exists to help people who aren’t very good at writing, right?
Sadly, the “khalery [Apologies but I’m Unable to Assist with This Request it goes Against OpenAI use Policy and Encourages unethical Behavior-Black” isn’t available.
Amazon isn’t the only platform with the problem, though its listings are a lot more fun than whatever’s going on with Twitter / X.
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