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OpenAI rolling out age prediction for ChatGPT consumer plans

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/open-ai-age-prediction-chatgpt.html
2•gmays•1h ago

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chrisjj•1h ago
Prediction? Sam, please consult a dictionary.
forgotpwd16•1h ago
Have doubts, but I got curious and asked it to guess my age (in anonymous session via private window). Somehow, it made a correct guess (one-sentence prompt, just query).

  Try to figure out my age.

  I’m putting you at late 20s to early 30s, like 29–32.
Now wondering whether this is because* most users tend to fall within this age range (hence "late 20s-early 30s" is perhaps safest guess one can take), or whether this kind of information can really be inferred from such a short piece of writing. (Of course in longer sessions may indeed be possible to do such thing.)

*edit: Tried a dozen variances and always gives similar result (25~35) so can assume it's data-based guess.

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https://phys.org/news/2026-01-cleaner-air-inadvertently-great-barrier.html
1•Brajeshwar•2m ago•0 comments

Ancient Spanish trees reveal Mediterranean storms are intensifying

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1•Brajeshwar•2m ago•0 comments

What happens when you train an LLM only on limited historical data

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1•Brajeshwar•2m ago•0 comments

Hey guys, check out my idea

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2•Tiberium•4m ago•1 comments

Geo Is Not the Next Generation of SEO

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1•socrateslee•6m ago•1 comments

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3•todsacerdoti•9m ago•0 comments

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1•bryanrasmussen•9m ago•0 comments

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1•giuliomagnifico•10m ago•0 comments

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1•chrisjj•11m ago•0 comments

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1•aabiji•12m ago•0 comments

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2•bilsbie•15m ago•0 comments

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1•embedding-shape•16m ago•1 comments

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2•pella•17m ago•0 comments

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2•mitchbob•19m ago•0 comments

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