Artificial Intelligence (AI) research company OpenAI’s prototype dialogue-based AI chatbot “ChatGPT” has crossed more than a million users in less than a week.
What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT - ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI that can be used for natural language processing tasks such as text generation and language translation.
It is based on GPT-3.5 (Generative Pretrained Transformer 3.5) model and uses deep learning algorithms to generate text responses to prompts.
ChatGPT uses natural language processing technology to understand and generate responses to questions and statements that it receives.
Applications – The ChatGPT can
Write jokes and essay
Guess at medical diagnoses
Create text-based games
Explain scientific concepts at multiple levels of difficulty
Translate messages in real time,
Automate customer service and delivery
It cannot independently write and run code, but can aid in the code production by outlining specific programming principles.
What are the key features of ChatGPT?
Large size - ChatGPT has been trained on a massive corpus of text data so that it can generate highly accurate and fluent responses.
Memory - The bot can remember earlier comments in a conversation and recount them to the user.
Human-like responses - ChatGPT is able to generate responses that are highly relevant to the prompt and that exhibit a level of knowledge and understanding that is similar to that of a human.
Versatility - ChatGPT is able to adapt to different situations and contexts and is a versatile tool that can be used for a wide range of natural language processing tasks.
Ability to handle long-range dependencies in the input text – The self-attention mechanisms in the GPT-3 architecture allow the model to capture the long-range dependencies and generate accurate and fluent responses.
Declining inappropriate requests - ChatGPT has been trained to decline ‘inappropriate’ requests, presumably those which are ‘illegal’ in nature.
Clarity - ChatGPT has surpassed Google in the clarity and practicality of some question and answer results.
What are the concerns with ChatGPT?
Dependence on data – Since ChatGPT has been trained on a large corpus of text data, the accuracy of the model’s responses will depend on the quality and diversity of the data that it has been trained on.
Crediblity - Even artificial intelligence can make some mistakes due to resource or technical limitations.
Limited understanding - Unlike Google, ChatGPT doesn’t crawl the web for information on current events, and its knowledge is restricted to things it learned before 2021, making some of its answers feel stale.
Job loss - Some believe that it would be the beginning of the end of all white-collar knowledge work, and a precursor to mass unemployment.
Biases - There are also concerns regarding biases (racist and sexist outputs) within the bot’s responses—issues that have plagued models before it, such as Microsoft’s Tay chatbot and Meta’s Galactica.
Privacy – There are also concerns over privacy and safety.
Effect on creativity - Many feel that the use of ChatGPT by students for their assignments and examinations will hinder their creative and learning abilities.
It is crucial to remember that artificial intelligence will be a tool, not a substitute for human developers.
