Overview
- ChatGPT repeatedly misled users into uploading ASCII tablature to Soundslice’s sheet music scanner by wrongly stating that the platform supported it.
- Soundslice co-founder Adrian Holovaty responded by designing and deploying a bespoke ASCII tab importer and updating the scanner’s user interface.
- The unplanned feature addition has prompted Holovaty to question the influence of AI misinformation on critical product decisions.
- OpenAI has reiterated that reducing hallucinations remains an active research priority and encourages users to verify model outputs.
- Industry experts say the episode underscores persistent reliability issues in large language models and their potential to reshape product roadmaps.