What is Chat GPT?

ChatGPT is a natural language processing (NLP) tool. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technology to generate responses to user text inputs.

This means you can have access to a super smart chatbot trained on a large data set. You can ask them ChatGPT to:

• Answers questions
• Create creative works
• Engages in sophisticated conversations
• Many other things

AI research company OpenAI created ChatGPT. The name ChatGPT refers to the chat-based nature of the tool and its use of OpenAI's Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) technology.

How does GPT Chat work?
ChatGPT works by trying to understand a text input (called a prompt) and generating dynamic text to respond to. It can do this because it is a large language model (LLM). It is essentially a large computer program that can understand and produce natural language. The creators of ChatGPT used a deep learning training process to make this possible. In other words, they gave this computer the tools to process data like the human brain does.

What is the difference between ChatGPT and a search engine?

ChatGPT is an AI conversational chatbot that responds to requests dynamically. A search engine is a searchable index of user-generated information. ChatGPT is compared to search engines because of the similarity in how users search for the two technologies in the real world. But there are major differences in both their mechanisms and optimal use cases.

Understanding the differences between the two technologies helps determine their best use cases. For a single query, ChatGPT will generate a single, concise response. Note, the response will not have a specific source. Searching for the same question in Google returns more in-depth information. ChatGPT is also capable of various other tasks that search engine technology cannot replicate. For example, you can ask it to generate creative works.

ChatGPT is just the beginning

AI tools like ChatGPT will continue to change the way technology is integrated into everyday life. ChatGPT was years in the making, but is now moving into its next phase with the launch of GPT-4. As NLP and AI-generating technology develop, increasingly complex AI programs will emerge to perform basic and complex tasks.

Getting comfortable with technology early is the best way to stay ahead. Instead of viewing AI systems like ChatGPT as a threat, consider them another tool to use to your advantage.