Quick summary: A tweet posted Oct. 5, 2012 that reads "Stop chat gpt!!" is authentic and was published by an Indonesian account archived as @Meytrullers17. However, ChatGPT was released in 2022, so a direct reference is unlikely. The phrase "gpt" may reflect Indonesian texting shorthand (possibly from "ga penting," meaning "not important"). Attempts to contact the account owner were unsuccessful, and experts warn against assigning modern meanings to older posts without clear evidence.
Fact Check: 2012 Tweet Saying "Stop chat gpt!!" Is Real — But Not A Prophecy
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Claim: A screenshot of a 2012 tweet reading "Stop chat gpt!!" circulated online as evidence that someone predicted OpenAI's ChatGPT a decade before its 2022 launch.
Verdict: The tweet is authentic, but there is no credible evidence it referred to OpenAI's ChatGPT or that it is a prophetic message. Connecting the 2012 post to the 2022 AI product is speculative and likely incorrect.
Context and Evidence
An archived copy of the post shows a user named "Marieanne" with the handle @Meytrullers17 published the message on Oct. 5, 2012 (X archive). The account appears to be based in Indonesia and is inactive; the account's last recorded post was June 22, 2013.
"Stop chat gpt!!" — @Meytrullers17, Oct. 5, 2012
Possible Explanation
ChatGPT, the OpenAI chatbot, did not launch until 2022, so a direct reference is unlikely. Reviewers and regional commentators note that Indonesian texting culture makes heavy use of abbreviations and shorthand. One suggested explanation is that "gpt" could be an informal contraction of the Indonesian phrase "ga penting," meaning "not important" or "irrelevant."
Researchers searched slang glossaries and travel resources and did not find a definitive, widely cited listing for "gpt" as that abbreviation. However, other tweets from the same account in 2012 repeatedly used "gpt" in contexts that plausibly referred to spam or unimportant messages (for example, "Stop BC sg gpt tah"), which supports the idea that the term was being used informally and locally rather than as a reference to an AI product.
What We Know—and What We Don't
Confirmed facts: the 2012 post exists and the account information indicates an Indonesian user. Unconfirmed or speculative points: the exact intended meaning of "gpt" in the tweet and whether the author meant "ga penting" or something else. Fact-checkers attempted to contact the account owner but had not obtained a response at the time of reporting.
Takeaway: The tweet itself is genuine, but treating it as evidence that someone foresaw OpenAI's ChatGPT is an example of retrofitting modern meaning onto older content without supporting evidence.
Sources
Archived X post (X Archive); regional analyses of Indonesian abbreviation culture (Illuminate Asia); guides to Indonesian texting abbreviations; fact-checking reports that examined the account's tweet history. Access dates in reporting were listed as Aug. 18, 2026.
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