ChatGPT: A beginner’s guide

BY TASH VAN DOIMEN

CChatGPT in simple terms, is assisted technology. Developed by the Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and deployment company, OpenAI, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot trained to follow instructions through prompts and provide detailed responses. The name itself alludes to its functions, with the combination of the words, ‘chat’ and ‘GPT’, Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT).

collects data and how users can submit feedback, will let you know you have successfully registered and signed in.

Step 2: Familiarise yourself with its features

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According to OpenAI, the AI chatbot is trained to interact in a conversational way, answering questions and follow-up questions, admitting to its mistakes, challenging premises, and rejecting inappropriate requests. The GPT, a large language model, enables the chatbot, to generate responses from web content including but not limited to websites, books, social media, and news articles, and fine-tune these responses by both supervised learning and Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF).

It is no wonder the AI application has been taking the world by storm. It gained over 100 million users in just two months since its soft launch in November 2022, making it the fastestgrowing application of all time. Later in January 2023, ChatGPT also made headlines for passing university-level business and law exams.

The chatbot is used for any prompt/instructor-led tasks, from composing essays to conducting philosophical conversations, coding, and even everyday chores such as creating grocery lists. While the verdict is still out on the benefits and drawbacks of such regenerative AI, one might consider first-hand knowledge. Below are the basic steps to using ChatGPT.

Step 1: Create an account

You can go to chat.openai.com or download the recently launched iOS app, there is no official Android, Mac, or Windows app therefore the web app will have to suffice in these cases. From there you will be invited to set up a free account by entering your email or opt for easy login with a Google or Microsoft account.

A valid phone number is required to verify the account, once provided you will receive a confirmation number to enter on the registration page in order to complete setup. The appearance of the basic rules of ChatGPT including its limitations, how OpenAI

Here you should peruse the features of the application. There is the new chat button, used to start new conversations; chat history, which keeps previous conversations accessible; the account tab, symbolised by your email address or name and allows you to access your account information, the logout button, settings and so forth; the prompts bar, where your questions or prompts appear; and the responses window, where the AI tool provides its response.

You will also see a Copy, Thumbs up & Thumbs down toolbar, which allows you to copy the text and paste it elsewhere as well as provide feedback on whether the information provided was accurate or not. Moreover, four notable features at the bottom of the page include regenerate response, to prompt the chatbot to try again, the text area, the ChatGPT version and update to Plus button.

Step 3: Start using the application

Using the application is pretty straightforward, you ask a question and wait for a response. Type your question in the text bar at the bottom of the page and press enter to submit your question. Try to be creative and tweak your questions to generate modified answers, since the chatbot is sensitive to different prompts/instructions, guidance on style and tone, as well as detailed specifications.

For example, asking for a review of a book and asking for a six-paragraph college-level review of the same book will give you different answers. You also have the option to make requests continuously until you close your browser or reset the thread to clear your previous requests. Similarly, these chats are saved in the chat history sidebar, where you can name, rename, delete, or hide them.

Nonetheless, it is important to note that the application has limited knowledge of world events after 2021, and only works with text in both directions. In closing, it is important to note that ChatGPT is open to the public for free use because it is still in the research and feedback-collection phase.