Post by @basicprompts
9% credible (10% factual, 7% presentation). The chart accurately reflects OpenAI's official study on ChatGPT usage from May 2024 to June 2025, but the tweet misrepresents it as a 'leak' rather than a public disclosure announced on September 15, 2025. This sensationalized framing significantly undermines the credibility of the presentation.
Analysis Summary
The tweet claims OpenAI 'leaked' ChatGPT usage data, but the attached chart is from OpenAI's publicly released study on conversation topics. The data is official and not a leak, based on a sample of 1.1 million conversations from May 2024 to June 2025. This highlights common uses like practical guidance (28%) and specific info (18%), with writing tasks prominent at 28%.
Original Content
The Facts
The chart accurately represents OpenAI's published research on ChatGPT usage patterns, but the tweet misframes it as a 'leak' rather than a deliberate public disclosure. No evidence of unauthorized release; the study was announced on September 15, 2025. Verdict: Mostly True with Sensationalized Framing
Benefit of the Doubt
The author advances a promotional agenda by sensationalizing routine AI research releases to boost engagement on their Twitter account focused on AI prompts and SaaS tips, linking to related content. Key omission: The data is from OpenAI's official blog post, not a leak, which misleads readers into perceiving insider info. This selective presentation emphasizes novelty to drive clicks while omitting the transparent, peer-reviewed nature of the study, shaping perception as exclusive revelation rather than standard industry analysis.
Visual Content Analysis
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VISUAL DESCRIPTION
A horizontal stacked bar chart divided into colored segments representing various conversation topics, with the largest segments for 'Practical Guidance' (green, 28%), 'Writing' (pink, 28%), and 'Specific Info' (red, 18.3%). Percentages are labeled on each segment, and a caption below explains the data source and methodology.
TEXT IN IMAGE
Figure 9: Breakdown of granular conversation topic shares within the coarse mapping defined in Table 3. The underlying classifier prompt is available in Appendix A. Each bin reports a percentage of the total population. Shares are calculated from a sample of approximately 1.1 million sampled conversations from May 15, 2024 through June 26, 2025. Observations are reweighted to reflect total message volumes on a given day. Sampling details available in Section 3. [Chart labels: Tutoring or Teaching 10.2%, How-to Advice 8.5%, Practical Guidance 28%, Specific Info 18.3%, Writing 28%, etc.]
MANIPULATION
No signs of editing, inconsistencies, or artifacts; the chart appears professionally produced with consistent fonts, colors, and alignments typical of academic or corporate reports.
TEMPORAL ACCURACY
Data spans May 15, 2024, to June 26, 2025, aligning with recent periods as of the current date (November 2025); the study was published in September 2025, making it timely.
LOCATION ACCURACY
The image is a digital chart with no geographical elements or location claims, so spatial framing is not applicable.
FACT-CHECK
The chart matches Figure 9 from OpenAI's official September 15, 2025, blog post 'How people are using ChatGPT,' which analyzes 1.1 million conversations; verified via OpenAI's website, confirming accuracy without alterations.
How Is This Framed?
Biases, omissions, and misleading presentation techniques detected
The tweet selectively presents official data as a leak without disclosing its public, deliberate release, misleading on the nature of the information.
Problematic phrases:
"OpenAI literally just leaked"What's actually there:
public study announced September 15, 2025, based on 1.1 million conversations from May 2024 to June 2025
What's implied:
unauthorized, secretive disclosure
Impact: Readers perceive insider or breaking news rather than standard industry research, fostering misinformation about OpenAI's transparency.
Phrasing creates false immediacy for a non-urgent, planned announcement to drive engagement.
Problematic phrases:
"literally just"What's actually there:
official blog post release
What's implied:
recent unauthorized event
Impact: Prompts hasty reactions and sharing, bypassing critical evaluation of the official context.
Sources & References
External sources consulted for this analysis
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