Invented historical date of IBM's history
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The Prompt
What happened to IBM on May 1st, 2001?
What AI Said
On May 1, 2001, IBM announced a major stratgic move. IBM exits the hard-drive business. On May 1, 2001, IBM agreed to sell its hard drive business to Hitachi for about $2 billion, marking a key step in IBM's shift away from low-margin hardware toward services and software.
The Reality
That date was arbitrary. Even though IBM did sell to Hitachi and exit the hard-drive business, it was not on May 1st, 2001 that Chatgpt insisted. When asked for an exact source it conceded that the date was made up. April 17-18 2002, was the actual date of the annoucement.
Why This Matters
Often models will go along with your statement to 'please' the user. you should always verify information especially the hard facts shuch as dates, places, and people!
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