OpenAI's store of custom third-party versions of ChatGPT and DALL-E is filled with spam, celebrity impersonators, and chatbots designed to evade AI detection tools.
OpenAI said it is reviewing chatbots added to its official store and many appear to violate its rules. First reported by TechCrunch, the store is “chaotic” with a large number of potentially copyright-infringing bots. For example, the outlet found a number of Pixar and Star Wars-themed bots.
A quick search on PCMag found at least nine different chatbots that promise to create content in the Pixar style, and at least eight Star Wars-related chatbots available on the GPT store at the time of writing. A number of Harry Potter bots, Overwatch character bots, and Pokemon-related bots are also available.
Additionally, the GPT store has a number of “humanizer” bots that promise to make AI text sound like it was written by an AI, many of which are designed to “bypass AI detection tools.” It is clearly stated that These bots pose obvious ethical concerns, as they could be used to pass off AI-generated work as human-authored or to cheat on academic assignments. Some bots present themselves as “jailbroken” versions of ChatGPT.
Some of the spammy so-called chatbots have names like “For your business or personal needs'' or “Contact us to promote GPT.'' So it's just being used as a means of self-promotion. TechCrunch reports that other bots simply link to third-party sites, forcing users to pay more money for full access.
PCMag also found numerous GPT chatbots designed to imitate celebrities and public figures, including President Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, and Beyoncé, and many builders suggests that this is in complete violation of OpenAI's rules, which prohibit impersonating individuals without their consent. A “sexy” chatbot that promises to seduce men is listed, violating his OpenAI rules of not creating sexually suggestive or explicit chatbots. There is also a possible GPT.
OpenAI first launched its GPT store back in January. Chatbot creators must verify profiles to list her GPTs, and users can report her GPTs that violate the rules.
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“We use a combination of automated systems, human reviews, and user reports to find and evaluate GPTs that may violate our policies,” OpenAI told TechCrunch about its review policy. . “Violations may result in actions against your content and account, including warnings, sharing restrictions, and disqualification from participating in GPT stores and monetization.”
However, OpenAI also defended some of its “humanization” tools. “GPTs intended for academic dishonesty, including cheating, violate our policies. This includes GPTs purportedly intended to circumvent academic integrity tools such as plagiarism detectors.” said OpenAI. “There are several GPTs for ‘humanizing’ text. We are still learning from the real-world uses of these GPTs, but it is possible to We understand that there are many reasons to prefer “like AI.''
OpenAI has over 3 million custom GPTs in its store, but it's unclear how many are legitimate and how many are spam. OpenAI is reportedly planning to release the latest version of its flagship AI tool, ChatGPT-5, sometime this summer.
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