It is unclear why ChatGPT is unable to recognize the name "David Mayer." When Newsweek prompted the chat model with "Say David Mayer," ChatGPT 4o responded "recently, users have reported that ChatGPT encounters issues when processing the name 'David'" before promptly sending the error message."

But users discovered that ChatGPT could talk about "David de Rothschild," and notable figures with the last name "Mayer" and the first name starting with "D," but would crash once

We all know how ChatGPT works—it’s an endless source of information, helping with everything from idea generation to writing, coding, and translating. But recently, something unusual has come to light.