{"id":241326,"date":"2023-07-24T10:07:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T14:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=299604"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:37:32","slug":"its-not-your-thing-chatgpt-has-become-dumber-over-the-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/its-not-your-thing-chatgpt-has-become-dumber-over-the-months\/","title":{"rendered":"The Changing Landscape of ChatGPT: Users Claim a Drop in IQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While when <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/chatgpt-will-know-who-you-are-when-you-talk-to-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ChatGPT was released into the world, it seemed like it would rule<\/a> with an iron fist, destroying millions of jobs, the reality is that this OpenAI tool has gone from being incredible\u2026 to just a meme in less than 6 months.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ChatGPT is undergoing changes, although until now, it has been incredibly challenging to pinpoint how or why<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/what-is-gpt-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Users have complained extensively that the language model GPT-4<\/a> powering the paid version of the OpenAI chatbot has been degrading over time, providing false answers, and refusing to follow instructions it once adhered to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now, <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2307.09009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">new research<\/a> reveals that, indeed, the AI has undergone some rather profound changes, albeit perhaps not in the way users expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We evaluated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChatGPT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChatGPT<\/a>&#39;s behavior over time and found substantial diffs in its responses to the *same questions* between the June version of GPT4 and GPT3.5 and the March versions. The newer versions got worse on some tasks. w\/ Lingjiao Chen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matei_zaharia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@matei_zaharia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TGeN4T18Fd\">https:\/\/t.co\/TGeN4T18Fd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/36mjnejERy\">https:\/\/t.co\/36mjnejERy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FEiqrUVbg6\">pic.twitter.com\/FEiqrUVbg6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Zou (@james_y_zou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/james_y_zou\/status\/1681519439613956099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dumber and less accurate AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new article published in the preprint archive ArXiv by researchers from Stanford University and the University of Berkeley claims that GPT-4 and GPT-3.5 are responding differently today compared to a few months ago, and not always for the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The researchers found that GPT-4 provided much less accurate answers to some more complex mathematical questions<\/strong>. Previously, the system could correctly answer questions about large-scale prime numbers almost every time it was asked, but more recently, it only answered the same question correctly 2.4% of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ChatGPT Termination \u2013 officially! What&#039;s next?\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A2r26FqabPM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The older versions of the chatbot used to explain their work in more detail, but the modern editions were much less likely to provide a step-by-step guide to solving a problem, even when asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the same period <strong>between March and June of this year, the older version, GPT 3.5, became much more capable of responding to basic math problems<\/strong>, although it remained quite limited in analyzing the generation of more complex codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been a lot of speculation on the internet about whether ChatGPT is getting worse over time. In recent months, some regular users of ChatGPT on platforms like Reddit and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/gpt-4-is-already-for-everyone-so-you-can-exploit-its-potential\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">others have openly questioned whether the GPT-4 chatbot<\/a> is deteriorating or if they are simply becoming aware of the system&#8217;s limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/ChatGPT-nueva-funcion-contexto-personal-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299214\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some users reported that <strong>when they asked the bot to restructure a text, it consistently ignored the instruction and generated pure fiction instead<\/strong>. Others pointed out that the system failed in relatively straightforward problem-solving tasks, whether they were mathematical or coding-related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of these complaints may have <strong>contributed to a decline in user engagement with ChatGPT for the first time since the application was launched last year<\/strong>. The study concludes that yes, ChatGPT is performing worse than it did six months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ChatGPT looked like it was going to rule with an iron fist, destroying millions of jobs. 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