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Community Question โ€ข Apr 21, 2026

Why does ChatGPT sometimes give me a completely wrong answer but sound so confident about it?

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Siddharth Verma
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That's called a 'hallucination.' The model is essentially predicting the next most likely word, not actually 'knowing' facts. Always fact-check its output, especially for dates, names, or complex math problems where it might lose the thread.
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Sarah Miller
5 days ago
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Wait, I actually had a different experience. For me, it was a bit slow during peak hours.
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Vikram Singh
5 days ago
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Pro tip: combine this with a custom system prompt for even better results.
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Arjun Reddy
5 days ago
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I completely agree with this. I've been using it for a month and the difference is night and day.
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Kevin Zhang
5 days ago
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I tried this but it didn't quite work for my specific use case. Any other tips?
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Emily Watson
5 days ago

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