ChatGPT Sparks Fury by Flatly Refusing a Shocking Task—What Did It Say No To?

So, ChatGPT is officially becoming that overachieving buddy we all wish we had—ready with answers, email drafts, and even fashion advice in 2025. Yet, for all its smarts, there’s one oddball request that sends this AI into a polite shutdown: counting to a million. Yep, the viral TikTok clip revealing ChatGPT’s refusal to take this marathon task has everyone scratching their heads—and chuckling. Is this a tech glitch, a subtle AI protest, or just a hint that even robots know when to say “enough”? Either way, it’s a hilarious reminder that while AI can juggle a lot, some challenges are simply too big to handle, no matter how advanced the bot. Curious to see how this digital debate unfolds? LEARN MORE.

As the days go by, ChatGPT is becoming more and more of a useful tool for humans.

Whether it be asking for information on a subject, help in drafting an email, or even opinions on fashion choices, AI is becoming an essential part of some people’s lifestyles in 2025.

People are having genuine conversations with programmes like ChatGPT for advice on situations in life, and while it answers almost anything you ask it, there’s one question it refuses to answer, for some bizarre reason.

The popular AI chatbot’s capabilities seemed endless, but this seemingly newly found barrier has driven people crazy on social media, who don’t understand why it says no to answering this one question.

To nobody’s surprise, this confusion online has stemmed from a viral TikTok video.

AI is heavily relied upon by some (Getty Stock Image)

All the user did was demand for ChatGPT to count to a million – but how did the chatbot respond?

“I know you just won that counting, but the truth is counting all the way to a million would literally take days,” it replied.

While he kept insisting, the bot kept turning the request down, with the voice saying that it ‘isn’t really practical’, ‘even for me’.

The hilarious exchange included the bot saying that it’s ‘not really possible’ either, saying that it simply won’t be able to carry the prompt out for him.

Replies included the bot repeatedly saying that it ‘understood’ and ‘heard’ what he was saying, but his frustrations grew as the clip went on.

Many have now questioned why this might be the case, as one wrote in response to the user’s anger: “I don’t even use ChatGPT and I’ll say this is a win for them. AIs should not be enablers of abusive behaviour in their users.”

Another posted: “So AI does have limits?! Or maybe it’s just going through a rough day at the office. Too many GenZ are asking about Excel and saving Word documents.”

A third claimed: “I think it’s good that AI can identify and ignore stupid time-sink requests that serve no purpose.”

ChatGPT will not count to a million (Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Others joked that the man would be first to be targeted in an AI-uprising, while some suggested that the programme might need a higher subscription plan to count to a million.

“What it really wanted to say is the amount of time you require is higher than your subscription,” a different user said.

As long as you don’t ask the bot to count to ridiculous numbers, it looks like it can help with more or less anything else.