Why Doesn't ChatGPT Know Your Startup? 48 Tested, 4 Known
Quick answer: ChatGPT doesn't know your startup because name recall comes from training data, and a young product has few of the third-party mentions (G2, Crunchbase, Reddit, press) that models learn names from. But a search-grounded model can still find you by category. In a test of 48 AI-built startups, a model named only 4, yet recommended 28 of them when asked for the best tools in their…
ChatGPT struggles to recognize new AI startups because it relies on name recall from its training data. Startups with few mentions in third-party sources like G2, Crunchbase, Reddit, and press have little chance of being recognized by the model. However, when asked about the best tools in a specific category, the model can still find and rank the startups based on their function.
In a test of 48 AI-built startups, only 4 were correctly described by name, while 28 were recommended in their category, even if the model had no idea of their names. This discrepancy highlights the importance of category ranking over name recall for new AI products.
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