The greatest innovation of recent times is Generative AI, and the one application that is enjoying all the spotlight is OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It is a smart interactive tool that can assist you in generating text and codes and summarizing content, along with other everyday work. But is Generative AI a magical tool that will help finish all your work with just one swoosh? Of course not.
So, to get the best out of these advanced tools, you need to learn how to use them and then hone your skills to understand how you can participate in the changing landscape of digital communication.
But, first, let’s learn…
How Does ChatGPT Work?
The GPT in ChatGPT means Generative Pre-trained Transformer which indicates that the tool has been trained from a data set to perform human-like conversation. During the first stage of training, the tool is exposed to several internet text for it to learn grammar, sentence structure, language patterns, and other generic information.
Once the tool is smart enough to generate texts on its own, it is trained on more specific dataset with teaches it how to perform specific tasks on command. This is called fine-tuning and is necessary for the tool to function accurately, and to remove any bias that might have been introoduced via the training data set.
How Can You Use ChatGPT?
Though using the advanced AI tool doesn’t require heavy technical knowledge or skill, a little of practice is necessary to master it and make ChatGPT work according to your wish. Let’s see how you can do it.
- The first step is to define your problem in the prompt minutely. If you want the AI tool to give you the best possible output, you should add every specific detail and all your requirements in your prompt.
If you want to learn prompt engineering, here are the three key points that you should keep in mind.
- The second step is to verify ChatGPT’s response to eliminate any misinformation present in the AI tool’s output. The basic version of ChatGPT, i.e., ChatGPT 3.5, is incapable of web scrapping, and it has been trained on data available up to 2022. Therefore, if your question requires information beyond that time, the tool may generate misinformation. That is why ChatGPT is not an ideal tool for research.
- Lastly, while using ChatGPT, if you want personalized output, you can also mention the desired style and the tone in your prompt. ChatGPT also allows you to receive outputs in different languages. Moreover, you can also ask ChatGPT to mimic a personality or a professional to make your output sound more authentic.
Final Thoughts
Having a tool like ChatGPT at your disposal without having to invest extra resources is a privilege. However, this technological advancement can also turn into a hoodoo if not used cautiously. Therefore, you should always follow some ethical rules to ensure both your and others’ safety on the Internet.