NCAA Athlete Claims ChatGPT Reprimanded Her for Advocating Women’s Safety in Sports

Lee University’s Macy Petty, an NCAA volleyball player, faced a disappointing experience when an AI-powered writing tool called ChatGPT, allegedly scolded her when she tried to shorten her tweet on protecting women in sports. Petty wanted to express her opinion on championing the voice of female athletes and the importance of keeping girl’s sports for girls. However, the tool reprimanded her instead. ChatGPT is an AI-based writing tool designed to assist users in generating automated writing content in a short period. Petty shared her story with Fox News, detailing the incident in which she explained, I was trying to explain [in a tweet] that I’m an NCAA athlete, and that it’s important to champion the voice of female athletes and to stand up against this ideological war that’s going on that’s putting women in danger and taking away the opportunities for scholarships…a lot of information to cram in one tweet. Petty claims that ChatGPT stopped her because it did not conform to the company’s guidelines. With the evolving nature of AI, it is essential to ensure that these tools do not become a hindrance to freedom of speech and expression. Petty’s story calls for the need to create more advanced AI responsibly, not to suppress voices but to enhance them. Petty has refused to be silenced and has continued to speak up for what she believes in, regardless of the AI’s response.