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HIDDEN CHANGES IN GPT-4, UNCOVERED

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Recent changes made to ChatGPT's GPT-4 interface significantly altered the model's web browsing tools. The changes prevent the model from directly citing quotes from webpages and limits viewing of full content. This article analyzes the underlying mechanism of GPT-4 web browsing, the hidden changes, and their implications. OpenAI is increasingly under scrutiny regarding copyright laws and the reproduction of content on the internet. These changes seem to be aimed at eliminating the issue.