Boston, MA — In a press briefing that left engineers visibly deflated, OpenAI confirmed Wednesday that ChatGPT is now used primarily for one purpose: determining whether questionable slices of cold pizza are still safe to eat. “We built a world-class language model to accelerate scientific discovery,” said lead researcher Dr. Priya Shah, “and instead people keep asking it, ‘If it’s been on the counter since last night, will I die?’”

Data analysts revealed that pizza-related queries have surpassed academic research, coding help, and philosophical discussions combined. One statistician admitted, “Last week someone uploaded a photo of a slice that looked like it survived a small house fire. Another asked, ‘Does pepperoni expire emotionally?’ We don’t know how to process that.” A support engineer added, “Someone asked if mold counts as a topping. I went home early that day.”

AI ethicists say the trend raises profound questions about the future of technology. “We’ve learned that when you give humanity unlimited access to advanced machine intelligence, they will immediately ask it about leftovers,” said Dr. Amelia Godfrey, noting that similar patterns emerged in London, UK and Brisbane, Australia. OpenAI insists it is adapting to user needs and may soon introduce a dedicated “Sketchy Food Diagnostic Mode,” though one researcher privately admitted, “Honestly, we’re just impressed people trust us more than their own noses.”

At press time, the company reported an alarming spike in related queries: users are now asking the model whether soda gone flat “counts as poison” and if forgotten Chinese takeout “can be spiritually reheated.”