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ChatGPT search now uses the site:operator at scale

OpenAI's ChatGPT search now uses the site: operator at scale, allowing users to restrict search results to specific domains, as announced by Simon Willison on his Weblog on August 20, 2026. This enhancement improves the precision of search queries within the AI assistant, enabling more targeted information retrieval from specified websites.

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ChatGPT search now uses the site:operator at scale August 20, 2026 Source:

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