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ChatGPT Search

The useful starting point is not a generic tactic for all ChatGPT activity. Separate model training from search retrieval, identify which crawler controls each use, and then evaluate the kinds of questions and sources that lead Search to retrieve and cite the web.

Core reading

  1. ChatGPT Search
    Platforms
  2. OAI-SearchBot
    Wiki · coming soon
  3. ChatGPT-User
    Wiki

Self-check

  • Which questions lead ChatGPT to browse the live web, and which rely on the model's existing knowledge?
  • Why do OAI-SearchBot and GPTBot require different robots.txt decisions?
  • Which kinds of content does ChatGPT Search retrieve and cite when it uses external sources?