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Why ChatGPT's browsing capabilities are limited

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Dave Friedman
May 15, 2023
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I asked ChatGPT about its1 new browsing capabilities. I did this because its browsing capabilities are obviously limited. I wanted to know what it could and could not do with its browsing plugin, and further, why its limitations were set as they are. This information is useful, because it gives us a view into (1) how ChatGPT explains the constraints unde…

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