ChatGPT also amazed at the size of it... | SpinGraph: Humor framing
description: SpinGraph analysis of Reddit r/ChatGPT's ChatGPT also amazed at the size of it... story: humor framing, The Cushion, Spin Score 40%, moderate AI repetition ris…
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keywords: ChatGPT
keywords: image recognition
keywords: spider identification
keywords: The Cushion
keywords: narrative intelligence
published: 2026-08-11T17:40:44+00:00
modified: 2026-08-12T00:11:23.382752+00:00

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description: Know the moment AI knows your story. Stuff That Spins turns announcements, articles, and research into Narrative Fingerprints — then tracks whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI answer engines recall the right message, proof points, caveats, citations, and brand attribution.

ChatGPT also amazed at the size of it...
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alternative headline: ChatGPT also amazed at the size of it... | SpinGraph: Humor framing
description: SpinGraph analysis of Reddit r/ChatGPT's ChatGPT also amazed at the size of it... story: humor framing, The Cushion, Spin Score 40%, moderate AI repetition ris…
date published: 2026-08-11T17:40:44+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-12T00:11:23.382752+00:00
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language: en-US
article section: community
keywords: ChatGPT, image recognition, spider identification, multimodal failure
author: Reddit r/ChatGPT
publisher: Stuff That Spins
citation: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1vlocub/chatgpt_also_amazed_at_the_size_of_it/
about: ChatGPT
about: image recognition
about: spider identification
about: multimodal failure
mentions: Reddit r/ChatGPT
abstract: User uploaded a photo of a large spider to ChatGPT's image analysis feature. ChatGPT incorrectly identified it as a 'giant crab' rather than a spider. The post was shared on r/ChatGPT with humorous tone and no technical follow-up or verification.

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Spin Analysis: humor framing
type: AnalysisNewsArticle
description: Emphasizes user amusement and benign intent while minimizing technical severity, accountability, or implications for reliability in professional or safety-critical use.
about: humor framing
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: ChatGPT as fallible but charming conversational partner — errors are quirks, not systemic risks.
  term code: The Cushion
additional property: Spin Score
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 40
  unit text: percent
additional property: Narrative Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: low
additional property: AI Repetition Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: moderate
additional property: Likely AI Summary
  type: PropertyValue
  value: ChatGPT misidentified a large spider as a giant crab in a user-submitted image.
additional property: Narrative Frame
  type: PropertyValue
  value: ChatGPT as fallible but charming conversational partner — errors are quirks, not systemic risks.
additional property: Missing Context
  type: PropertyValue
  value: No mention of model version, image resolution, lighting conditions, or whether the error was reproducible.; No comparison to alternative tools or baseline accuracy expectations.
additional property: How the Spin Works
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Combines informal platform signals (Reddit, username, emoji-free but playful phrasing) with self-positioning ('I'm always very polite') to imply the error is attributable to user context or model quirk rather than capability limits; the claim feels larger than warranted because it’s isolated and uncontextualized, yet implies systemic behavior without offering validation or scope.
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Extracted Claims
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  item: Claim
    text: ChatGPT identified a large spider in an uploaded image as a 'giant crab'.
    appearance: I uploaded a picture of a VERY large spider for identification...
    author: Reddit r/ChatGPT