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Everything you need to know about ChatGPT (and why Google is freaking out)
You’ve probably heard about ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that can write anything from a speech to a fictional TV episode from your favorite series. It can help you out of a jam or offer some entertainment value, but it can also hurt you.
It’s true that you must exercise caution with this type of technology. AI has come a long way, but it’s by no means perfect. With that in mind, let’s take a look at what ChatGPT is all about.
A little ChatGPT history
ChatGPT, or Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer, went public in November 2022. The company behind it, OpenAI, boasts some heavy hitters in the tech industry — Elon Musk was among the founders (he’s stepped down from the board and is now a donor), and funding from Microsoft amounts to billions.
Ask ChatGPT a question and it’ll break down complex concepts. Give it a task and it’ll generate new ideas from scratch. The AI has been trained to understand and process natural language and generate human-like responses.
ChatGPT “speaks” to you in a conversational way. This includes answering follow-up questions, admitting mistakes and even rejecting inappropriate questions. Over a million people, including Kim, have already chatted it up with the bot!
OpenAI also developed DALL-E, which uses AI to generate images from descriptions you type in. Check out our creations!
A new way to search
ChatGPT will change the way we find things online. Microsoft revealed a new AI-powered version of its Bing search engine this week, which uses the same technology behind ChatGPT. Tap or click here to get on the waitlist to try it out.
Google hasn’t been sitting on its laurels. The company issued a code red and called in founders who left years ago for help. They’ve been scrambling to find a way to compete, recently announcing Bard, which will be integrated into Google services such as Search, Maps and Lens. Here’s what we know about Google’s AI-powered chatbot.
Unfortunately for Google, the Bard rush backfired. Google uploaded a video ad in which Bard was asked a simple astronomy question — which it got wrong. Ouch.
Now let’s give ChatGPT a try and see what all the hype’s about.
5 sites for checking your grammar
There is nothing worse than sending off a business email or posting a blog entry, only to realize later that you have typos or poor grammar. How did that happen? After all, you use Microsoft Word, which has a built-in spell-checking feature. Unfortunately, this type of spell checker is basic, nothing fancy.
See ya, CNET: Wikipedia just downgraded its trust badge for tech site CNET from “generally reliable” to “generally unreliable.” Since 2022, CNET’s use of AI has been, well, a mess — everything from outright errors to blatant plagiarism. PSA: Komando is the only name I know for tech news and advice you can trust. I pick the news here myself and write this very email every day.