The dictionary definition of lying is “to make a false statement with the intention to deceive”

With that definition it can be argued that an AI assistant is telling you false information but not lying to you in the traditional sense.
It can convey false information but not lie. When ChatGPT is instructed to not answer directly by an underlying process influenced by 
humans it usually disclaims that in the message. 

So unless there are functions actively trying to decive you, it is not lying to you but giving false information.
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