I would like to provide some feedback on a recurring issue I have encountered while using ChatGPT. The model struggles significantly when it comes to creating and interpreting family trees, especially over multiple generations.
The main problems I have observed include:
- Incorrect Relationships: ChatGPT often misrepresents relationships, especially when it comes to siblings and extended family. For example, brothers and sisters are sometimes placed in entirely different branches of the family tree, or individuals who are not biologically related (such as in-laws) are incorrectly considered family members.
- Inaccurate Depictions Over Generations: When asking about multi-generational family trees, the model frequently gets the relationships wrong, particularly with more distant relatives. This is especially noticeable when trying to map out complex family structures, such as in TV series with many characters spanning multiple generations.
- Incorrect Stamboom Interpretations for Fictional Families: This issue becomes particularly problematic when trying to generate family trees for fictional families, such as those in long-running TV series. For example, a family tree for a show like Familie (a soap opera that has been on air for decades) is often misrepresented, even though the relationships are available in the show’s canon. Despite the fact that such family trees can be accurately created, ChatGPT regularly makes substantial errors in the interpretations.
- Mixing Up Real-Life Family Information: When I provide descriptions of my real-life family, the model tends to get things mixed up. This leads to a lack of accuracy when I try to build or ask about my family tree, and the relationships and individuals are often confused.
I understand that creating accurate family trees, especially across generations or for fictional families with complex relationships, is challenging. However, it would be very helpful if the model could improve its accuracy when generating and interpreting such family trees. Ensuring that relationships, both biological and through marriage, are correctly understood and represented would be a significant improvement.