GPT 4 can't access internet?!

[dreamy escarp]

has anyone faced this issue?

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Yes, it appears that some users have experienced issues with GPT-4 not being able to access the internet. According to a forum post (https://community.openai.com/t/616967), a user reported that ChatGPT-4 started to avoid browsing the internet, analyzing data, and understanding large orders.

However, it's important to note that GPT-4, like its predecessors, does not have direct access to the internet. As mentioned in another forum post (https://community.openai.com/t/468615), GPT-4 is an inference model and any access to other systems, including the internet, has to be implemented by the services that drive this model. If you use GPT-4 through the API, you're responsible for providing those services as appropriate.

In terms of the model's ability to provide information from the internet, it's worth noting that these models have been trained on a large portion of the internet up until a certain point in time (sometime in 2021 according to a forum post (https://community.openai.com/t/673644)). This means they can make educated guesses about what a link might contain based on the URL alone, but they cannot access or retrieve real-time data from the internet.

If you're experiencing issues with GPT-4, it could be due to a variety of factors. Some users have reported issues with accessing GPT-4 on certain devices or networks, as seen in this forum post (https://community.openai.com/t/444873). It's recommended to try different devices or networks to see if the issue persists. If the problem continues, it might be a temporary issue that will be resolved by OpenAI.

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