Just when you think you’ve mastered the newest smartphones, tablets and other technology, something new comes along that everyone’s talking about.  

Unless you live a blissfully offline life, ChatGPT is the term of the 2023 so far.

ChatGPT is a, many would argue, clever and innovative chatbot.

Launched by the San Francisco-based company OpenAI in November 2022 – it’s a free (for now) service with some paid features and upgrades.

But just how can you use it and what are some of its benefits?

How to sign up for ChatGPT

First things first, the basics. To actually access the AI bot, you must first sign up for an account.

To do so, open the AI chatbot link and follow the prompts on screen.

You can either put in a new email address or sign up using an existing Google or Microsoft Account. You’ll then be asked for a mobile phone number. They’ll text you a security code to verify it’s you before you can access the main chatbot screen.

What data does ChatGPT use?

The chatbot model was trained using text databases from the internet.

This includes 570GB of data obtained from books, webtexts, Wikipedia, articles and other pieces of writing on the internet.

It’s reported that over 300 billion words were fed into the system – so you should be getting pretty well-rounded, accurate answers.

How to use ChatGPT once you’re signed in

The incredibly smart AI bot operates like most other chatbots, if you’ve ever used one.

There’s a box to enter text and hit send, and the ChatGPT responds accordingly.

Since it’s a ‘language model’ AI bot, it understands how we speak colloquially, so you don’t need to be formal in asking questions or follow strict rules of grammar.

For example, we typed in ‘make coffee’ and ChatGPT responded with the ingredients needed to make one.

On the left side of the screen, you also have a conversation manager box where you can save a chat or create a new chat. Saved conversations can be accessed at a later point in time.

How to use ChatGPT, as explained by ChatGPT themselves

What better way to explain how to use the AI bot than putting it to work.

We opened up the site and asked the following question: ‘How do I use ChatGPT.’

After a wait time of about 40 seconds, we got this response:

‘Hello! I’m ChatGPT, a language model designed to provide assistance and answer questions on a wide range of topics. You can use me by typing in your question or prompt in the chat box and I’ll respond with a relevant answer.

Here are some tips to help you get the best out of our conversation:

Be specific: The more precise you are in your question, the more accurate my response will be. Avoid vague or ambiguous queries.

Ask follow-up questions: If my answer is not clear or you want more information, feel free to ask follow-up questions. I’ll do my best to provide additional insights.

Be patient: Sometimes, it may take a few moments for me to process your question and generate a response. Please be patient and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Keep it appropriate: Please keep the conversation respectful and appropriate. I’m programmed to provide helpful and informative responses, so please refrain from using offensive language or making inappropriate requests.

I’m here to assist you, so please feel free to ask me anything that you’re curious about or need help with!’

Who can use ChatGPT?

ChatGPT can basically be used by anyone with an account right now.

But if you want to do more than just have some fun with it, some of its features make it great for:

• Academic research – need to pull a lot of insight about a specific topic? Ask ChatGPT. This is great for students
• Idea brainstorms – you can ask ChatGPT to pull together some insights into a topic you want to explore
• Customer service – don’t want to write the same answers to the same questions? ChatGPT can write you a generic response to share
• Preparing for a job interview – ask the AI bot to come up with hypothetical interview questions and scenarios so you can hone your skills.

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