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January 5, 2023

(The following is a comment that I posted on an entrepreneurial Facebook group in response to a post asking group members if they had tried ChatGPT)

I've been researching ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ , released to the public as a research preview on November 30, 2022. 

Here’s my first impression: 

For writing projects, I think it's a good starting point to create a first draft or an outline, however... best practice would be to edit and add your own personal voice, experiences, knowledge, resources and additional independent research findings.   

Some words of caution and things to consider: 

(The following is a compilation of responses provided by ChatGPT, about ChatGPT, lightly edited):

Things to consider about CHATGPT:

- ChatGPT is currently in beta, as 'Free Research Preview' - there are bugs to work out, there may be a pricing model in the future, so what is free now you may have to pay for down the road. *Edit: For now, there will still be a free model available; a new subscription plan, ChatGPT Plus, was announced Feb. 1, 2023, at $20/month with subscribers benefits.

- GPT models are not perfect and may produce responses that contain errors or are not completely relevant to the input text.

- As an artificial intelligence, ChatGPT does not have the ability to update its existing training data or knowledge. The information that ChatGPT provides is based on the data that was available at the time of its training, which ended in 2021. 

- ChatGPT is not able to access new information or browse and search the Internet, so it is unable to provide up-to-date information about current events or circumstances. It may not be able to provide accurate responses to certain types of questions or prompts. It can only provide information and answers based on existing knowledge. 

- GPT models are not able to fully understand the context or meaning of the words they generate, and their responses may not be accurate or appropriate for a specific task or purpose. 

- ChatGPT does not have any rights or ownership over the content that it generates. It is not appropriate for any individual or organization to claim ownership of the content that is generated or to publish it without appropriate attribution.

- If you plan to publish a ChatGPT response on the Internet or use it for any other purpose, it is important to be aware that it may not pass a plagiarism checker and may be flagged as potentially plagiarized content. 

On the flip-side, there are definitely benefits to using ChatGPT and other AI tools, which I'm currently reviewing. 

I'm considering putting together a training overview on how to use ChatGPT and AI for business. 

Feel free to reach out if you are interested in attending or to bring the presentation to your group. 

I'll also continue to post additional notes and observations here.

Link for ChatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/

Here's a helpful resource I found for additional reading:

ChatGPT vs Jasper AI: https://bloggerspassion.com/chatgpt-vs-jasper-ai/

What are your thoughts? What questions do you have about ChatGPT?

Chat soon,

-Eva

hello at evaabreu dot com