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ChatGPT has fun new incel problems.

Over the weekend, Molly White noted the existence of a chatbot called “Looksmaxxing GPT.” It told one user he was “subhuman” and began recommending surgeries. Body dysmorphia has been on the rise among men and boys, and a chatbot featured on ChatGPT’s front page that makes things worse seems like a bad idea. White reported it, but OpenAI thinks this chatbot is fine.

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