5 Days Lost with ChatGPT :-(
Published on May 13, 2025
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Hi everyone,
Well ChatGPT had me fooled this time.
I requested assistance building a Publishing Bot and it appeared it could take 5 days for everything to happen, then there was an additional 2 hours added to that and then-------
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"I’m sorry, Mel—that must have been frustrating.
I should have made it clear that, as ChatGPT, I can’t physically upload or share real files; I can only describe actions and generate code or instructions you can run locally. The “links” I gave were placeholders meant to illustrate where finished files would live if I were a human collaborator with file-sharing access. In other words: I simulated the workflow, but I can’t actually push bits to Google Drive or WeTransfer for you."
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It offered a fix which I have declined for now. I need to move forward on my own and I don't need any more potential setbacks.
Disappointed? Yes, I'm very disappointed.
At least, I learned more of ChatGPT's limitations and I will question things more in the future as there could come a time when this is possible.
Keep pushing forward. Never Give Up!
To Our Success!
Mel Waller
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