OpenAI’s ChatGPT

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What is ChatGPT?

• ChatGPT is a ‘conversational’ AI and will answer queries just like a human would– well, at least that’s the promise and premise.
• So one can ask ChatGPT for anything; tips on how to set up a birthday party, write an essay on why parliamentary democracy is better, and even a fictional meeting between two well-known personalities. 
• The reason ChatGPT has gone viral is because of the kind of responses it gives, being seen as a replacement for much of the daily mundane writing, from an email to even college-style essays.  
• OpenAI has created ChatGPT, a start-up focused on artificial intelligence and its potential use cases. 
• OpenAI’s notable investors include Microsoft, Khosla Ventures and Reid Hoffman’s charitable foundation.  
• According to OpenAI’s description, ChatGPT can answer “follow-up questions”, and can also “admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests.” 
• It is based on the company’s GPT 3.5 series of language learning models (LLM). 
• GPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 and this is a kind of computer language model that relies on deep learning techniques to produce human-like text based on inputs.
• The model is trained to predict what will come next, and that’s why one can technically have a ‘conversation’ with ChatGPT. 
• According to OpenAI, the chatbot was also trained using “Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF).”
• Currently, it is open in beta to all users. One can go to the OpenAI website and sign up to try out ChatGPT. 
• OpenAI uses Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure to run these models.
• Interestingly, ChatGPT has been trained to decline ‘inappropriate’ requests, presumably those which are ‘illegal’ in nature. 
• The chatbot gives answers which are grammatically correct and read well– though some have pointed out that these lack context and substance, which is largely true.
• ChatGPT capable of writing fiction, but not at the level of a humans, at least not for now. Nor is OpenAI the only company trying to get AI to take over writing. 
• Google had recently showcased how its LaMDA chatbot is being used to help with fiction writing, but it too admitted that this was only a helper right now and cannot take over the entire task. 
• Still, ChatGPT showcases an interesting and exciting use case for AI, where humans can have a ‘real’ conversation with a chatbot.
• However, it should be noted that ChatGPT has limitations, as it may generate incorrect information, and create biased content. 

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