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Dot tests a Substack signup bug without being asked

Ethan Mollick says that without his asking, his Dot ran its own test and figured out a Substack signup error by trying to replicate it after a subscriber reported being signed up for other newsletters.

What it is

Ethan Mollick (@emollick) posted that someone emailed him after subscribing to his Substack: they were automatically signed up for other newsletters, which should not happen. He says that without his asking, his Dot ran its own test and figured out what happened by trying to replicate the error. This page restates that user post. It is not an OpenAI statement and not an independently verified case study.

Evidence

User post on X by Ethan Mollick (@emollick). Not an OpenAI statement and not an independent case study.

Caveats

  • The poster’s X post only. This page does not add details the post does not state.
  • Not a verified independent case study. Not an OpenAI statement.

This page restates a user’s X post. It is not an OpenAI statement and not an independent case study.