What is ChatGPT and how to use it

What is ChatGPT

ChatGPT is a chatbot based on a neural network developed by OpenAI engineers. Its main tasks are to maintain a dialogue with the user and provide relevant information upon request.

Smart chatbots that answer questions have already become a common thing. But the ChatGPT system goes deeper and collects data using a more voluminous algorithm than previous similar programs. The authors so far describe their project as a test service for experiments. The website says, “Our goal is to make AI systems feel more natural and safer to interact with.”

ChatGPT gives direct answers in text and solves problems with step descriptions. The chatbot is versed in a large number of different topics and at the same time does not turn into a generator of obscenities. Previous generation systems could not cope with such problems.

The neural network works with a large number of languages, including Russian, but it still operates best English.

An important difference of ChatGPT from other systems is that this model is trained to give meaningful answers on the fly with detailed examples. Compare with classic search engines, which simply offer to choose from a large number of links to indexed site pages.

How ChatGPT can be useful

The chatbot is trained on a huge amount of data. He is able to give advice and explain complex concepts, generate essays, poems and articles on various topics. ChatGPT is able to give you a script for a new movie or continuation already famous series. You can also ask for help with a math problem. It is important to note here that the answers may be incorrect - they will have to be corrected on their own (more on this below).

ChatGPT remembers the details of the conversation and builds responses based on what the user has already written in the past. You can ask again how the dialogue began.

The system will help you find bugs in the code and even explain how to write or rewrite it from scratch. For example, the model will, on request, provide a code for a mini-game or a shopping list application. Also, the neural network will tell you how to implement processes in programs and how to translate code from one programming language to another. The capabilities of a chatbot will not be enough to leave developers idle, but it will help reduce the time spent on tasks.

ChatGPT can be used in conjunction with other neural networks. For example, services for generating images by description provide high-quality results only for detailed queries. The system will help to make such a request that the same midjourney paint very impressive pictures.

ChatGPT understands music, series, movies, games and books. It often gives superficial answers on these topics, but it is quite possible to use it, for example, to compose simple songs or fictional stories. Yes, it will also be possible to collect an epic novel about the fate of the colonizers of Mars in a week, but the quality still leaves much to be desired.

The neural network from OpenAI is also capable of making recommendations for medical questions: proposes treatment plans, draws up dietary regimens. But at this stage, it is definitely not worth putting these tips into practice without consulting a doctor.

What are the disadvantages of ChatGPT

OpenAI engineers warn in advance about possible errors in the work and limitations of the neural network. ChatGPT may produce an answer that is inaccurate, completely wrong, or completely meaningless to experts. It is important to remember this and carefully check what is written. In this case, the bot can be reported about an error, and he will try to find an already correct statement or solution.

Some formulations can confuse the neural network. Therefore, sometimes the question will have to be rewritten so that the chatbot still answers it in detail.

In Russian, the neural network thinks over remarks much longer than in English, and often cuts off answers. Most likely the system translates collected information from English into Russian and does not fully recognize the boundaries of sentences. In this case, you can ask ChatGPT to rewrite the missing part of the text with the following message.

The system avoids questions about specific people and current events with the help of filters, and also does not answer philosophical queries about the meaning of life and other similar things - it will display an error message.

The neural network does not have a constant connection to the Internet for independent replenishment of the knowledge base. And so far it is not able to generate something undeniably original and ingenious.

How to use ChatGPT

The ChatGPT service is completely free, almost anyone can use it. To do this, go to the site chat.openai.com. For people in Russia, the path to the service is more tortuous - direct access is limited by territory. But getting to the neural network is still not so difficult. This will require VPN and a virtual number for registering an account. Here's what to do.

Get a virtual number

To receive SMS from OpenAI you need to find a number outside of Russia. You can use the virtual number service. For example, fit OnlineSim or SMS man. Action algorithms are very similar on all similar sites.

Register an account and choose to receive SMS the number of any country except Russia. It is desirable that the service allows you to find a suitable option specifically for OpenAI. To do this, in the search for available services, enter openai. Most likely, all toll-free numbers will be busy, so you will have to pay for access. But the amount is small - we spent only 32 rubles on replenishment.

Remember that you are putting your account at risk by using a virtual number. It is not transferred to you in perpetual possession, but is rented out for a short time. The same number will then be bought by someone else and, if desired, will try to use it to access your profile in ChatGPT. So the method is only suitable for testing a chatbot. Do not enter important data there, especially those used in the work.

With an activated VPN and a prepared virtual number, you can proceed to registering an account.

Register an account on the site

It is important to register for OpenAI website before the virtual number expires, which is usually 15 minutes. Use an email address that is not very important to you. Proceed like this:

1. Activate the VPN service and go to the ChatGPT page. Click on the Sign Up button.
2. Next, enter the email address and phone number that you rented earlier.
3. On the site with a virtual number, copy the code that will come in SMS.
4. Go back to OpenAI and paste the code to confirm your registration.
5. Once the process is complete, disable the VPN. The chatbot will continue to work without being tied to an IP address.

Try queries on different topics

You will be taken to the ChatGPT start page, where a short list of features, limitations, and examples for the request is presented in the center. The input line itself is located at the bottom of the page. Communication with this chatbot is no different from other similar services where you can ask something. There are no unnecessary elements in the interface.

Come up with a topic and formulate it in the form of an understandable sentence that you could write to a living person. It could be a request for an article for a physics project at school, lyrics for a song with chords, an essay about a piece of literature, or sample code for your program.

Enter text into the line and press Enter to submit. ChatGPT will start typing the answer in real time in the language you wrote the question in. You can develop the conversation further or quickly change the subject to a completely different one.

If you don't like the answer, try adding clarifications or reformulating the sentence. The neural network will give the same answers to the same questions.