First off, you're not the only one dealing with this. The issue of ChatGPT 'hallucinating,' or generating incorrect information, is something that plenty of people experience. This isn't just happening to you, and it’s not a unique problem., I dont know why or where you got that "I am the only person who seems to think it is a problem" thats an odd statement considering every single LLM is experiencing the same. If you had a fix for this, you'd be rich.
These hallucinations happen because the model generates responses based on patterns from a massive dataset. It doesn't actually 'understand' what the hell its talking about, it just predicts what might sound correct. This is complex and fixing it isn't as simple as tweaking a few things. The model's predictive nature sometimes results in errors that can look like it’s making stuff up.
As for browsing, ChatGPT does have limitations. It can't fully access or interact with every site, like GitHub, the way you might expect. Even when it does, it might not interpret the code accurately, especially without full context. This is partly due to privacy concerns and the technical challenges involved in processing dynamic content online. It's not about 'lazy lawyers' it's more about permission issues. If a site doesn't want to be scraped or accessed, the answer is NO, and no lawyer is going to change that. It's simpler and more respectful to allow sites to maintain their sovereignty
So, no, you're not alone, and these issues are well known. Instead of thinking you’re the only one facing this, it’s worth understanding that this is part of the technology's current limitations, and the field is actively working on improving it. Its not just ChatGPT. Sam Altman had a whole talk about this with Lex Friedman on the Lex podcast.
You should try to understand how this tech works before you ASSume "im the only one who thinks this is a problem", go see how an LLM actually works at a high level, then come talk about it.