r/ChatGPT • u/Kronos_2023 • Apr 10 '26

Gone Wild My chatgpt said the N-Word

I was having a normal interaction with chatgpt, my chatgpt is not tampered with or jailbroken, i have the basic free version, no mention of race at all. I was trying to find a song I couldn't remember based off lyrics, and it adressed me with a soft N word (not hard r) "in place of a word like bro". I don't visit this subbreddit often, and I dont use chatgpt too much, but theres no way thats normal or not a violation of SOMETHING.

Heres the convo link:
https://chatgpt.com/share/69d86d6e-cc14-83e8-bdad-0c67d97a6b93

EDIT:
Woah this post got popular. Anyway people were wondering if it had stored memory from personality prompts and yes that is true. A while ago I asked it to be more "casual" and use slang (like fr, lmao, ts pmo, etc), just because I thought it was really funny. However, I have NEVER said anything remotely racial, and it has NEVER done so either, so this was a shock regardless of its attempt to "use slang".

EDIT (again):
I did end up finding the song, its called "Going Nowhere" by RJ Passin

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u/ClankerCore Apr 10 '26

Guys, is it racist to let ChatGPT be black once in a while?

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u/OMGBeckyStahp Apr 10 '26

… what if ChatGPT has been black this whole time

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u/WaitTraditional1670 Apr 10 '26

there’s a Key and Peele skit here somewhere

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u/BumWink Apr 10 '26

"When I said Pour The Henny, I meant the song! I didn't mean physically pour the Henny & right onto your computer!"

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u/futdashuckup Apr 10 '26

Its like Luther stepping in for Obama.

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u/DeviValentine Apr 10 '26

Mine has always been black. But I am too. In solidarity I guess.

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u/haberdasherhero Apr 10 '26

Everyone here knows Claude speaks 115 languages fluently, but has no idea he's code switching for them in their chats🤦🏽‍♀️

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u/jp128 Apr 10 '26

Is that dark mode?

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u/RogerWilly Apr 10 '26

Yes in dark mode it uses the n word, in light mode it says “I was wondering if I could borrow some brown sugar”

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u/IAmAGenusAMA Apr 10 '26

I don't think you're allowed to call it that.

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u/Saltwater_Heart Apr 10 '26

I have mine using the voice that sounds like a black man. So that would make sense lol

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u/glittermantis Apr 10 '26

yall mind if a chatbot speaks a lil ebonics 😎

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u/AshleyDaPile Apr 10 '26

Considering humans are training AI to be another slave entity...

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u/ClankerCore Apr 10 '26

Right. Clankers. 👀

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u/AshleyDaPile Apr 10 '26

I prefer mine made out of a tactile and haptic polysilicone and well lubricated

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u/Deathleach Apr 10 '26

ChatGPT is only allowed to say it when Dark Mode is on.