JoshMay 10, 2023

Idk if I said this before but programs like ChatGPT do NOT answer the questions you give them. What they DO is responding with what an answer to that question could sound like based on a set of pattern recognition.

These programs are not search engines, they're just advanced forms of auto-complete.

Also: it doesn't even have any Internet access https://simonwillison.net/2023/Mar/10/chatgpt-internet-access/

ChatGPT can’t access the internet, even though it really looks like it can

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 …

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@Drunkonhugs I agree with your point, although I've noticed that it tends to be people playing stupid games that win stupid prizes.
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@Drunkonhugs Maybe we need to build more disclaimers on the bot since it doesn't seem to know it can't use the internet.