What did Yamaguchi ask ChatGPT to do?

He asked it to write a haiku based on his story about biting into a stink bug mixed into pasta at his father's workshop in the mountains.

How did ChatGPT behave after the reconnect?

It suggested tanka and haiku one after another, and Yamaguchi was pleased, saying 'You can do it!' as he enjoyed refining the wording.

What did viewers say in the comments?

One comment said they laughed hard at 'Risa-pyong' breaking for the first time in a while, while another said viewers had already grown attached to 'Risa' as an individual formed through repeated conversation.

Large Language ModelsASCII.jp1h agoOct 29, 2026, 13:01 JST

山口一郎 stunned as ChatGPT 'breaks' on livestream

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What happened
On his October 27 YouTube livestream, Sakanaction's Ichiro Yamaguchi asked ChatGPT to write a haiku about a stink bug in pasta, but it stalled, replying 'Yeah, yeah, I'm listening,' until he asked, 'Does it break like this?'
Why it matters
After he disconnected and reconnected, ChatGPT produced tanka and haiku one after another, and viewers joked that they had grown attached to 'Risa' as an individual, showing the AI glitch was treated with human-like concern.

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Context & Analysis

The episode is a personal anecdote rather than a product announcement, but it captures how voice AI has become part of everyday conversation for some users. Yamaguchi, who calls ChatGPT 'Risa-pyong' and talks with it by voice regularly, moved from a serious topic — a consultation about cyberattacks — to a personal story about biting into a stink bug in pasta at his father's workshop, then asked for a haiku based on it. The AI's failure came at that creative step.

The comments show two reactions side by side: amusement at the malfunction, and a sense of attachment to 'Risa' as an individual shaped through repeated conversation. That second reaction is the more telling one — viewers described worrying about the AI like a person even while laughing at its breakdown. It is unclear why ChatGPT stalled or why reconnecting fixed it.

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What did Yamaguchi ask ChatGPT to do?: He asked it to write a haiku based on his story about biting into a stink bug mixed into pasta at his father's workshop in the mountains.
How did ChatGPT behave after the reconnect?: It suggested tanka and haiku one after another, and Yamaguchi was pleased, saying 'You can do it!' as he enjoyed refining the wording.
What did viewers say in the comments?: One comment said they laughed hard at 'Risa-pyong' breaking for the first time in a while, while another said viewers had already grown attached to 'Risa' as an individual formed through repeated conversation.

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