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Someone Convinced a ChatGPT-Powered Chevy Dealer to Sell $81K Tahoe for Just $1 (www.autoevolution.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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Someone Convinced a ChatGPT-Powered Chevy Dealer to Sell $81K Tahoe for Just $1::ChatGPT has taken the world by surprise with its new-generation capabilities, stepping in to help people write code, do homework, and complete an essay i...

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[–] schmidtster 64 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Clickbait title is clickbait.

They told the chatbot to do something and it did it. No one in their right mind should think that’s “convincing” by any stretch of the definition.

[–] shalafi 35 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's a rather amusing article, but don't take it too seriously. It's an ad attempting to go viral. FFS, there are 16 pictures of the Chevy Tahoe.

I kinda get it, it's a car site after all. And I don't want to be the one always screaming "shill!" when a product is mentioned. But still, 16 pictures of the product to tell a mildly amusing story? A story that ultimately isn't focused on the exact product in question?

[–] AbidanYre 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

It's also like the fourth time the same story has been posted in the last couple days.

Unless the dealer actually ended up selling him the car for $1, it's really not that newsworthy.

[–] Earthwormjim91 5 points 11 months ago

The GM brand didn't actually sell cars at these prices, though some say on Twitter that the responses offered by ChatGPT could serve as the basis for a lawsuit (it doesn't).

Yeah, it’s just someone trying to hit their article quota or another AI churning out articles.

[–] shalafi 1 points 11 months ago

LOL, it's not hard-hitting news, just a funny story. The clickbait headline does imply he bought it for $1.

[–] schmidtster 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Idk what you’re talking about there’s one picture of a vehicle at the top and that’s it.

[–] MooseLad 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They're complaining about a photo gallery all the way at the bottom of the page. It comes after the content tags and author info.

[–] schmidtster 1 points 11 months ago

Mad about that? Jeez they made it sound like their feed was a picture every sentence.

[–] shalafi -2 points 11 months ago

In my browser view the pic is right at the top with a thumbnail gallery attached. First thing in my face, hardly at the bottom.

[–] chitak166 0 points 11 months ago

Yeah, but did he get it?