Recently, a developer of a sheet music scanning website experienced an unexpected "crisis." Due to ChatGPT generating a non-existent feature, a large number of users flocked to the site, forcing the developer to work overtime to implement this fictional feature, which was quite amusing.
The incident started when a user, while chatting with ChatGPT, was mistakenly recommended to use the website to import ASCII guitar tabs. The problem is that the website, called Soundslice, primarily scans traditional sheet music and does not support this niche ASCII guitar tab format. When the site received a large number of such uploads, the developer was completely overwhelmed: "We don't support this format at all!"
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The developer was initially confused about this phenomenon and even investigated for several weeks. He found in the error logs that many of the uploaded images were screenshots from ChatGPT conversations, involving ASCII guitar tabs. At this point, he finally understood the situation — ChatGPT misled users into thinking they could perform such operations on Soundslice.
Facing the sudden surge in traffic, the developer ultimately decided to meet the market demand and quickly developed an ASCII guitar tab import feature. This function was not originally part of their development plan, but in order to maintain the website's image and user expectations, they had to quickly adjust their direction, even modifying the interface instructions.
Adrian Holovaty, the founder of Soundslice, is not only a web developer but also a music enthusiast who has created and released albums for various musical works. Although he felt complex about the situation, he also realized that such challenges might bring new opportunities. While developing the new feature, he also expressed his frustration about the misinformation caused by ChatGPT.
Interestingly, this incident sparked a heated discussion among netizens. Many people believe that it was precisely because of ChatGPT's "hallucinations" that innovation inspiration was sparked, and developers could take this opportunity to explore potential needs and use these misleading information to drive technological progress.