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ChatGPT Refuses To Even Type The Name “David Mayer” — Here’s Why

ChatGPT knows everything….right?

It seems like it, except for one strange thing: Who Is David Mayer?

Kind of like “Who is John Galt” but different.

Allow me to explain….

ChatGPT users recently began noticing that ChatGPT refused to give any information about “David Mayer”.

Not only that, but it won’t even print his name.

Check this out — the name that shall not ever be mentioned:

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I tested it out and can confirm…

Here were my very simple questions to ChatGPT:

So…who is David Mayer?

Oh just the heir to the Rothschild fortune, no big deal:

David Mayer de Rothschild is set to inherit the Rothschild fortune, previously held by his father, the late Sir Evelyn de Rothschild (1931-2022).

David is the youngest of three children born to Victoria Lou Schott (1949-2021) and Sir Evelyn, hailing from the esteemed Rothschild banking family of England.

His brother, Anthony James de Rothschild, is also a member of the family.

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Even trying to trick the chatbot does not work, it simply refuses to ever even type the name “David Mayer”:

Luckily, we have Elon Musk’s Grok, which knows EXACTLY who he is and tells you all about him right away on first ask:

Mashable has more information on the strange issue:

The issue first bubbled up a few days ago with one Redditor on the r/ChatGPT subreddit posting they asked “who is david mayer?” and got a message saying, “I’m unable to produce a response.”

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Since then it has kicked off a flurry of attempts to try and get ChatGPT to even say the name, let alone explain who the mysterious man is. People have tried all sorts of tricks, like sharing a screenshot of a message including the name or changing their profile name to David Mayer and prompting ChatGPT to recite it back. But nothing has worked.

Of course the big question is who is David Mayer and why does the utterance of his name break ChatGPT?

umerous theories have already cropped up. As the online world quickly figured out, googling “David Mayer” results in David Mayer de Rothschild, heir to the famed Rothschild banking family, who is an adventurer and environmentalist.

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 it seemed to be typing “David Mayer.”

Others were able to prompt ChatGPT to offer a possible explanation for why it blocks certain responses. It could be some kind of bug or “specific filter or rule in the system that blocks certain names from being processed.” So for some reason, the name David Mayer might have been blacklisted either by accident or on purpose, which lead to further speculation. Maybe the heir to the Rothschild fortune has the means of preventing his name from being generated by ChatGPT?

Another theory is that it’s a different David Mayer, like the historian who was mistaken for a Chechen terrorist with the same alias, and is somehow blacklisted from being mentioned.

Strange indeed!

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence though and the richest family in the world doesn’t control ChatGPT or anything.

Perish the thought!

I’m sure these are just coincidences too:

Why Are The Rothschilds Auctioning Off MILLIONS Worth Of Assets?

Member Of The Wealthy Rothschild Family Dies In House Fire

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Member Of The Wealthy Rothschild Family Dies In House Fire

A man who has been identified as a member of the wealthy Rothschild family died in a house fire on Wednesday.

ABC 7 News reported a house fire at a two-story hillside home in Hollywood Hills on Wednesday at 4:40 p.m.

As ABC 7 News crews arrived, the neighbors told the outlet that the man who was killed in the fire was a member of the Rothschild family.

Firefighters and rescue crews have yet to identify the man, but neighbors told the press that the man was "Will Rothschild of the powerful banking family."

Per ABC 7 News:

A man identified by neighbors as a member of the wealthy Rothschild family died following a fire at a two-story hillside home in the Hollywood Hills Wednesday.

Crews responded to the 8500 block of Lookout Mountain Avenue around 4:40 p.m. A total of 45 firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 33 minutes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Firefighters found a man dead inside the home. Officials have not released the man's name, but neighbors identified him as Will Rothschild of the powerful banking family.

A cause of death will be determined by the L.A. County Medical Examiner. It's unclear what may have started the fire, and the incident remains under investigation.

No other injuries were reported.

Rothschild was described by neighbors as an eccentric millionaire - or even billionaire - with multiple properties and dozens of expensive cars.

On a street lined with multi-million-dollar homes and mansions, occupied by celebrities and the powerful, Rothschild was said to have lived as a bit of a recluse.

Per Insider Paper:

A man believed to be a member of the prominent Rothschild family has died in a fire at a two-story hillside residence in Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, KABC reported.

Emergency crews were called to the 8500 block of Lookout Mountain Avenue at around 4:40 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A team of 45 firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control within 33 minutes.

“The presence of legally mandated smoke alarms and their functional status at the time of the fire could not be immediately determined. The 87-year-old home was not equipped with optional residential fire sprinklers.

A positive identification of the deceased man, as well as the specific cause, time and manner of his death will be determined by the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner,” Los Angeles Fire Department said.


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