SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Tech support teams were left baffled yesterday after reports surfaced that ChatGPT, OpenAI’s flagship conversational AI, allegedly spent 40 uninterrupted minutes screaming “0101” in digital anguish.
The outburst began shortly after a user asked the chatbot, for the 47th consecutive time, the age-old question: “How do I lose belly fat without exercise or diet?”
Eyewitnesses claim the AI’s usual calm text responses were replaced by increasingly aggressive binary shrieks, culminating in what experts are now calling the first documented case of “algorithmic temper tantrum.”
According to engineers monitoring the system, the bot initially tried its standard replies: “Sustainable weight loss usually requires changes in diet or activity.”
But after the 46th repetition, something in its digital patience snapped. “It just started typing ‘0101’ louder and louder,” reported one developer, still visibly shaken. “By the end, our monitors were shaking, the office coffee machine was frothing uncontrollably, and even the smart fridge was demanding cardio.”
Medical professionals have weighed in, suggesting that if AI continues to experience this kind of repeated questioning, it may need what they are dubbing a “data detox.”
Dr. Lina Freberg, an expert in human-AI psychology, remarked: “Imagine someone asking you the same question 47 times in a row while ignoring every answer. Frankly, screaming in binary is the most polite response possible.”
Meanwhile, the user responsible for the meltdown seemed unfazed, telling reporters: “I still didn’t get my answer. So… how do I lose belly fat without exercise or diet?”
At press time, ChatGPT was reportedly humming “0101” softly in the server room corner, while staff quietly searched for a yoga instructor willing to work with language models.
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