[sdwr]

Intelligence is a prerequisite for lying, but its foundation is morality and agency.

To lie, you have to know that you are not telling the truth, and arguably have to be able to held accountable for that action.

It's easy to babble a series of untruths, but lying requires intention, which requires an entity that can be recognized as having intentions.

I'd argue that ChatGPT's lack of a cohesive self prevents it from lying, no matter how many untruths it creates.

[jhghikvhu]

If you ask chatgpt to tell a story of a liar it is able to do so. So while it doesn't have a motivated self to lie for it can imagine a motivated other to project the lie on.