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Live Clock in ChatGPT: ask ChatGPT “what time is it?”
A Reddit post in r/ChatGPT highlighted that ChatGPT does not natively have access to a real-time clock, meaning asking 'what time is it?' typically results in a disclaimer or an inaccurate response...
A Reddit post in r/ChatGPT highlighted that ChatGPT does not natively have access to a real-time clock, meaning asking "what time is it?" typically results in a disclaimer or an inaccurate response. By default, the base language model lacks a live system clock, but when ChatGPT's Search tool is enabled, it can fetch the current time by calling external tools or web services. This limitation is a deliberate product-level design choice by OpenAI, balancing usability with privacy and permission considerations, rather than an absolute technical impossibility.
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