Many users on Twitter claim that OpenAI’s ChatGPT write and review codes within seconds. The company notes that ChatGPT is designed to offer a simpler, jargon-free reply to users.
By Abhik Sengupta: Open AI, a research firm specialising in artificial intelligence, has released an AI-powered chatbot, dubbed ChatGPT, for public testing. The company says that researchers have trained the ChatGPT to interact with users in a “conversational way”, making it accessible to a wider group of people. Additionally, ChatGPT can help with writing codes for websites and apps within seconds. After testing the AI-backed system, many users on Twitter also shared their experience with ChatGPT and said that the chatbot was able to solve complex coding-related issues in just seconds.
At the moment, the chatbot is free to test on OpenAI’s official website, and users will need to create a username. The website asks whether you’re a coder or testing the chatbot for personal use. Users will need to provide their mobile number to access the tool.
Notably, the same company is known for creating Dall-e, which also leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to generate a caricature of almost everything from natural language descriptions.
How does ChatGPT by OpenAI work?
To answer this question, I directly asked ChatGPT to explain how it works without getting too technical. The chatbot replied: “ChatGPT works by using a large corpus of conversational data to train a transformer-based model. This model is then used to generate human-like responses to user input, allowing for natural conversations with a virtual assistant.”
If you want the technical answer, ChatGPT explains, “ChatGPT is a natural language processing (NLP) model developed by OpenAI. It is a transformer-based model that is trained on a large corpus of conversational data. It is designed to generate human-like responses to user input, allowing for natural conversations with a virtual assistant”.
The company says that the chatbot uses Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) technology, but with a different approach in data collection setup to make replies more human-like.
What are ChatGPT’s use cases?
OpenAI says that the ChatGPT chatbot possesses the capability of explaining complex topics in simpler words. Some of the examples the website cites include, “Explain quantum computing in simple terms,” and “Got any creative ideas for a 10-year-old’s birthday.” But beyond general queries, the ChatGPT can help users solve problems related to coding.
If you simply search for ChatGPT on Twitter, you will find hundreds of tweets from users testing its capabilities. A user, Alex Koutmos (@akoutmos), said that the chatbot generated a “login page, migration, and schema in just a couple of minutes”. Another user, Dheeraj (@tennis_DPA), wrote that the AI-driven platform has the potential to “replace a lot of software engineers.”
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However, like any piece of technology, OpenAI’s programme isn’t perfect, and some users spotted its limitations. For instance, Daniel Humphreys (@danieldidit) claimed that ChatGPT did not show “the full answer.” The limitation is highlighted in the tweet below.
In fact, Open AI notes its limitations and says ChatGPT’s knowledge of the world is limited to events before 2021. The company says the chatbot will occasionally generate incorrect information. It may also occasionally produce harmful instructions or biased content.
Is ChatGPT better than Google and Amazon’s virtual assistants?
Although there are some key differences between ChatGPT and Google Assistant/ Amazon Alexa, all three tools can answer basic queries and solve math problems. When I asked Google and ChatGPT whether India would become the largest economy, the language of the answers differed vastly.
In my experience, Google offers a data-backed answer from the most recent news article. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, on the other hand, gave a simpler (and safe) answer, as if you’re asking your best friend. You can see the response here.
When I asked ChatGPT about Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, the chatbot replied, “ChatGPT is designed to generate human-like responses to user input, allowing for natural conversations with a virtual assistant. This may be more useful in certain situations than Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, which are more focused on providing specific answers to user queries.”