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OpenAI's own support bot has no idea how ChatGPT works

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ChatGPT's support bot hallucinates a feature that doesn't exist in the app. Screenshot by Tiernan Ray/ZDNET

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ZDNET's key takeaways

The ChatGPT app's support bot hallucinates the program's features.

OpenAI currently has no in-app bug reporting, a serious omission.

Recent chats show the support bot has gotten more knowledgeable.

One of the early successes companies have cited in implementing artificial intelligence in the enterprise is in customer-facing tasks such as customer support.

If OpenAI's own automated customer support is the future, customers are in for a rough time.

Also: How to use ChatGPT: A beginner's guide to the most popular AI chatbot

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