ChatGPT: The AI-Powered Chatbot that is taking the Internet by Storm

CHATGPT:

As the world continues to advance and rely on technology, it's no surprise that artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic. One AI company, OpenAI, has recently released a new tool that has everyone talking. While the beta version was only released on November 30, 2022, people are already raving about its capabilities. In this blog, we'll delve into what makes this tool so special and why it has everyone buzzing. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or just looking to learn more about AI, this tool is definitely worth exploring.

Basic understanding:

Artificial intelligence (AI) has many fields of application, which includes machine learning, machine vision, robotics, natural language processing (NLP) to name some. CHATGPT is an application of NLP, so we will be focusing on NLP in this blog.
NLP is a field of AI that focuses on enabling computers to understand and generate human-like language. It uses machine learning and linguistics to teach computers to read and understand human language. One such type of machine learning model that is used to predict the likelihood of a sequence of words in a language is called Language model.

ChatGPT is one such Language model developed by OpenAI. In simple terms it is a program that takes in sets of words or phrases as input and generates new contextual text that is coherent to input. This output text would be so similar to how a human would write it or say it during a conversation.

For most of us it might sound simple, or maybe similar to google and other chatbots. But it definitely is not. They are made for completely different purposes. While ChatGPT is a tool to generate human-like text , chatbots are designed for communication and interaction with humans. ChatGPT is built on the data available in internet and can be customized to function as a chatbot, but it is not a chatbot in itself. And Google is a search engine/surfing tool that gives results based on your keywords. 

Is it an alternative to google? Decide for yourself from the comparison below:

1. Coding:

2. Health and fitness : We all have seen so many trolls and memes about google connecting any health symptom to cancer. Lets see what chatGPT has got to say.

3. Maybe some Aptitude test? 

    

4. Content creation: Say I want a script for a voiceover of my Youtube tutorial.

5. Blogs: 

Link to a travel blog that ChatGPT wrote : AI generated Travel blog 

And the same blog written by me earlier: Nag tibba trek - A travel blog 

Why is ChatGPT a game changer ?

We all know the fact that ChatGPT attained 1 million users in 5 days. Something that twitter took 2 years to do and Netflix 4 years. What made it unique and how is everyone able to find it useful ?

• CHATGPT stands for Conversational Hierarchical Attention Generative Pre-training Transformer. It is a variant of a powerful GPT-3 language model, which was trained on a massive amount of data and is able to generate human-like text in a wide range of languages and styles.
• Conversational- It can remember all your previous prompts and reply like a human , in the most relevant context with personalized responses. While traditional chatbots rely on pre written texts, databases and repetitive key words , this tool has a unique approach that keeps the conversation engaging and natural.
• Trained based on human feedback- It is trained with human replies as inputs. Also every answer is retrained based on the confidence level which is again provided by a human.
• It could be the best Debugging buddy to all the software engineers out there. It identifies the error, explains why it is an error and also rectifies it to provide the right code. It can help automate codes.
• Developers can also plug in this API in their apps and need not train models from scratch each time.

Criticisms:

The texts generated are so realistic and authoritative that it will be difficult for any expert to differentiate between fake news and the original ones. This can be easily misused to create misleading social media posts and articles that can negatively influence public opinion.

The problem with machine learning is that, they aim to work like the neural network in a human brain and interpret the data, but the current development stage is too far from the standard of mimicking a human brain. In many cases once the neural network is trained , even the developer cannot exactly tell why it is doing what it is doing, which means reverse engineering is almost impossible here.

And openAI has also admitted to these weaknesses, but it might take years to overcome them.

You can try it out here: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ but they are mostly flooded with users:

If I had to explain with an analogy, this beta version of ChatGPT is like the early days of GPS. When it was first introduced, many people complained about it leading them down dead ends or taking them to closed roads or even bodies of water. But now, GPS has become a vital tool for many apps and industries, including food delivery, online taxi services, and moving companies. Apps like Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, and Zepto all rely on GPS to function effectively. Similarly, ChatGPT has the potential to become more reliable and effective when used in the right contexts. As it continues to evolve and improve, we can expect to see it play an increasingly important role in our daily lives.

In conclusion, the recent release of ChatGPT by OpenAI has generated a lot of buzz and interest in the AI community. While it is still in its beta testing phase, early evaluations have been largely positive, with many praising its capabilities and potential applications. As we continue to learn more about this tool and see how it evolves, it will be interesting to see how it affects and shapes the future of artificial intelligence.

Funfact: Introduction and Conclusion of this blog was written by ChatGPT.