ChatGPT is a very advanced computer program that is a type of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It’s designed to understand and use language in a way that’s similar to how humans do. It’s like a robot that’s really good at reading, writing, and talking. This program gets its skills from a special kind of technology called GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), and the latest version of it is called GPT-4. Each new version is smarter and better at using language than the one before.
AI is like a smart assistant inside computers and other machines. It’s designed to think, learn, and make decisions kind of like how humans do, but it does all of this using computer programs and data. AI can do things like recognise what’s in a picture, understand and speak languages, play games, and even help make decisions based on lots of information. It’s like giving a computer a brain that helps it understand and interact with the world in a way that’s a bit like how people do.
You can learn about some key aspects of ChatGPT by clicking on each of the hotspots below:
Natural Language Understanding and Generation
ChatGPT is designed to understand and generate human-like text, allowing it to converse, answer questions, write essays, summarize information, and more.
Large Scale Training
ChatGPT is trained on a vast amount of text data, enabling it to have a broad understanding of various topics, languages, and contexts.
Continual Learning
While it has a fixed knowledge base up to a certain point in time (ChatGPT 4 was last updated in April 2023), it can learn from interactions with users to improve its conversational abilities.
Versatility
ChatGPT is used in various applications like chatbots, writing assistance, educational tools, and more, thanks to its flexibility and adaptability.
Ethical and Safety Considerations
ChatGPT has built-in ethical and safety measures to reduce the risk of misinformation, offensive content, and to ensure respectful and responsible interactions.
AI and Human Collaboration
ChatGPT can work alongside humans, assisting in tasks that require human-like understanding and text generation capabilities.
Interactive and Customisable
ChatGPT can be tailored to specific tasks and user interactions, making it versatile for both casual conversations and professional applications.
Limitations
Despite its capabilities, ChatGPT has limitations, such as a lack of real-world awareness and the potential for biases in its responses, reflecting limitations in its training data. It can also be inaccurate (when ChatGPT makes stuff up people say it is “hallucinating”).
Which of the following is NOT a use case for ChatGPT?
Well done – ChatGPT can do many things, but not directly perform scientific experiments.
Sorry – this is one of the many things that ChatGPT can do!