How ChatGPT Turned a Fictional Soundslice Feature Into Reality
ChatGPT hallucinated a Soundslice feature so often that the founder built it. Here’s how AI hype reshaped a real music-learning app.
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How ChatGPT Turned a Fictional Soundslice Feature Into Reality How ChatGPT's Hallucination Led to a Real Soundslice Feature When AI starts making up features your app doesn't have, most developers would panic. But Adrian Holovaty, the founder of the music-learning platform Soundslice, saw an opportunity. In a surprising twist, ChatGPT kept telling users that Soundslice could convert ASCII guitar tabs into interactive sheet music—a feature that didn’t exist. Yet, users believed it, and some even tried to use it. Holovaty noticed this trend not through social media or emails, but by combing through error logs. These weren't typical user errors; they were screenshots from ChatGPT sessions, with ASCII tabs uploaded in place of traditional sheet music. This AI "hallucination" turned out to be so persistent and widespread, it became too loud to ignore—and eventually inspired Holovaty to make it a reality. Image Credits:Soundslice The Rise of ChatGPT Hallucinations in Music Tech For those unfamiliar, a ChatGPT hallucination happens whe…
