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ChatGPT Factual Accuracy Disclaimer

High confidence Common · 281 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Does ChatGPT generate responses by predicting the most likely next words?
“Services like ChatGPT generate responses by reading a user's request and, in response, predicting the words most likely to appear next. In some cases, the words most likely to appear next may not be the most factually accurate.”
Version CA-V-000070, captured March 10, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
OpenAI acknowledges that ChatGPT generates responses by predicting the most likely next words, and that in some cases those words may not be the most factually accurate.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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OpenAI explicitly acknowledges a factual accuracy limitation in ChatGPT's output, which is relevant to user reliance on generated content.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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ChatGPT responses may not be the most factually accurate, and OpenAI has disclosed this limitation.

How other platforms handle this

Credit Karma

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Teladoc

Teladoc Health makes no guarantees, and disclaims any implied warranty or representation about its accuracy, relevance, timeliness, completeness, or appropriateness of any content posted on the Website and Platforms.

Anyscale

ANYSCALE HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE ANYSCALE SERVICES OR THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM SUCH USE AND ANY WARRANTY THAT USE OF THE PLATFORM SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE, BUG-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED.

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Services like ChatGPT generate responses by reading a user's request and, in response, predicting the words most likely to appear next. In some cases, the words most likely to appear next may not be the most factually accurate.

Excerpt from OpenAI's Privacy Policy (ROW)

Provision details

Document information
Document
Privacy Policy (ROW)
Entity
OpenAI
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 10, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000070, captured March 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-017185
Document ID
CA-D-000006
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-000070)
f3c083059dff1a3f26f2ce10f0072ca60f38c6921517ae6dd07e528e4bfc7ce2
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000070, captured March 10, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: Privacy Policy (ROW)
Record ID: CA-P-017185
Version: CA-V-000070
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:33:40 UTC
SHA-256: f3c083059dff1a3f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/privacy-policy-row/provision/CA-P-017185/chatgpt-factual-accuracy-disclaimer/
Accessed: Oct. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's ChatGPT Factual Accuracy Disclaimer clause do?

OpenAI explicitly acknowledges a factual accuracy limitation in ChatGPT's output, which is relevant to user reliance on generated content.

How does this clause affect you?

ChatGPT responses may not be the most factually accurate, and OpenAI has disclosed this limitation.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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