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.