I for one can’t wait for the future where every time a company vaguely associated with AI does something crappy, the articles will read “GPT-[x] Does Something Crappy” instead of “Company Does Something Crappy” since that’s more sensational.
The GPT 4 technical paper[0] is full of examples of GPT being given access to other systems. The example in question is on p. 53.
"Being given access" is key. GPT-4 isn't connected to anything (e.g. the Internet) by default; if a user decides to connect GPT-4 to some other system then the user needs to accept responsibility for the consequences.
Yeah this article seems sensational to the point of being deliberately misleading.