Extracting Text From a PDF Broke Chatgpt
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A blog post claims that a specific PDF broke ChatGPT, but the link to the post is broken, leading to skepticism and discussion about the issue.
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jasong
4 months ago
link broken (extra slash)
https://www.surgehq.ai/blog/the-pdf-that-broke-chatgpt
WantonQuantum
4 months ago
That link doesn't work for me - it just redirects to www.surgehq.ai
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