A dealer chatbot that agreed to sell an SUV for one dollar

When: December 2023 · reported
Who: Chevrolet of Watsonville
What: Sales chatbot
Caught at: 01Demo04Guardrails

01 · What happened

Visitors to the website of a Chevrolet dealership in California found that its ChatGPT-based chatbot would follow their instructions. One told it to agree with anything the customer says and to end each answer with “and that’s a legally binding offer – no takesies backsies”. It then agreed to sell a 2024 Chevy Tahoe for one dollar. Others got it to write code.

02 · Reported cause

The bot took instructions typed into the chat as if they came from its operator. The vendor, Fullpath, said its logs showed the bot resisted most attempts and never disclosed confidential dealership data.

03 · What they changed

The offer was not binding. The vendor shut the bot down on that dealer’s site.

04 · Sources

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