Quick answer
What does ‘ChatGPT can make mistakes’ mean?
It is not decorative legal copy. It is a compact warning about how to use generated answers.
Translate the disclaimer into action
‘Can make mistakes’
Treat factual output as a draft until important claims are verified.
‘Check important info’
Use authoritative current sources and inspect the original material, not only the model's summary.
Confident wording
Do not use tone as a proxy for evidence or calibrated certainty.
Examples of what the warning covers
- A historical date that is off by one year but fits the surrounding story.
- A real paper title paired with a conclusion the paper did not make.
- A current product feature described from an older version.
- A correct general rule applied to the wrong country, contract, or account type.
- A calculation whose formula is reasonable but whose units or inputs are wrong.
- A recommendation that omits the strongest downside or competing interpretation.
Why Makes Mistakes removes the hedge
The extension changes ‘can make mistakes’ to the direct ‘makes mistakes’ and highlights the line. The point is rhetorical: errors are not merely theoretical, so the reminder should be hard to mentally dismiss.
It does not claim that every answer is wrong. It makes the existence of error salient enough that users remember to check the answers that matter.
The shortest responsible workflow
- 01
Spot
Mark the specific, current, cited, surprising, or consequential claim.
- 02
Challenge
Ask for assumptions, uncertainty, and evidence status.
- 03
Verify
Open an independent authoritative source and match it to the claim.
Sources and further reading
Product details and guidance were checked against these first-party pages on July 29, 2026. Re-check current listings before making an install or high-stakes decision.
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OpenAI Help Center
OpenAI's guidance on incorrect answers, fabricated citations, confidence, search tools, and verification.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Does the disclaimer mean ChatGPT is unreliable for everything?
No. It can be very useful for drafting, explanation, and analysis. The disclaimer means you should calibrate trust and verify important external claims.
Why does ChatGPT say ‘check important info’?
Because generated answers can contain incorrect or misleading details, including fabricated references, and the user remains responsible for consequential decisions.
Can I remove the ChatGPT disclaimer?
Interface-modifying extensions can change how it is displayed, but hiding the reminder does not remove the underlying accuracy limitations.