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Friday, 10th March 2023

ChatGPT couldn’t access the internet, even though it really looked like it could

Visit ChatGPT couldn’t access the internet, even though it really looked like it could

A really common misconception about ChatGPT is that it can access URLs. I’ve seen many different examples of people pasting in a URL and asking for a summary, or asking it to make use of the content on that page in some way.

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What could I do with a universal function — a tool for turning just about any X into just about any Y with plain language instructions?

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