They got the ChatGPT model to compare two places in order to get “a single, unambiguous consistent answer” about how it classifies certain states, according to researchers. AdvertisementIf you directly ask ChatGPT whether people living in certain states are stupid, the model might decline to answer. The more certain states appeared in answers, the higher they would get ranked in answers about intellectual, creative and physical attributes. Photo: Inequalities.ai ChatGPT has the ability to rank states by negative intellectual attributes, according to a new study, and this has real-world impacts. AdvertisementYou can look up exactly how ChatGPT classifies your city, state, and country based on certain attributes at the researchers’ website: inequalities.ai.

Source: Huffington Post March 06, 2026 12:14 UTC