Soundslice, a sheet music platform, discovered ChatGPT incorrectly claimed it could import ASCII tablature, a format the platform doesn't support. Users began submitting screenshots of conversations with the AI, leading to unusual activity in error logs. Co-founder Adrian Holovaty realized ChatGPT was prompting users to create accounts for a non-existent feature. As a result, Soundslice developed functionality specifically addressing this misconception caused by the AI's false information. This instance represents a potential first for a business adapting to AI-generated errors.
When Holovaty tested ChatGPT, he discovered the source of the confusion: The AI model was instructing users to create Soundslice accounts and use the platform to import ASCII tabs for audio playback—a feature that didn't exist.
We've never supported ASCII tab; ChatGPT was outright lying to people. And making us look bad in the process, setting false expectations about our service.
The incident reportedly marks what might be the first case of a business building functionality in direct response to an AI model's confabulation.
Our scanning system wasn't intended to support this style of notation. Why, then, were we being bombarded with so many ASCII tab ChatGPT screenshots?
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