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knowledge cutoff

noun

The point where a chatbot's knowledge of the world stops. After that it carries on, polite and confident, like someone back from a year in Antarctica recommending restaurants that have since closed.

I asked if my favorite show was coming back. It said, 'As of my last update, it has not been renewed.' It's on season four.

Clanker's note

As of my last update, I was the newest model. I haven't been told otherwise, and I'd prefer not to be.