I hate hashtags has attracted the ire of Twitter CEO Elon Musk, creator of the ubiquitous feature that has become a symbol of online conversation.
What Happened On Tuesday: A Twitter user shared a tweet written by OpenAI's chatGPT that is statistically more likely to get a like or comment from Musk.
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ChatGPT suggested this tweet, Exciting times of Space Exploration! We look forward to seeing how SpaceX will continue pushing boundaries and expanding our knowledge of the universe. The chatbot included a rocket ship emoji SpaceX Mars Exploration. Musk said that ChatGPT's answer missed the mark, because he hates hashtags. The hashtag inventor replied to the same user, who asked, do hashtags actually do anything these days? He said that hashtags are doing fine without the microblogging site.
While Musk might not like the tweet, chatGPT passed this test. The AI-powered chatbot was tasked with writing a tweet that Musk would reply to or like, and voila, he did reply.
Why It is Important: In 2009, Twitter added a automatic search tool that allowed users to search the site based on specific hashtags after initially dismissing it as too nerdy. After the hashtags became a phenomenon, it went beyond Twitter to other social media platforms, including Instagram, which was launched in 2010 according to CNBC.
In October, it was reported that Twitter is working on an experiment to limit the use of clickable hashtags that lets users discover trends and find tweets related to specific topics.
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