Simply explained: What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by the American start-up OpenAI – which in turn was largely funded by Elon Musk and Microsoft.
GPT stands for “ Generative Pre-trained Transformer ”.
Users can ask the bot questions or tasks in different languages and enter into a real dialogue with it. Input can be made using both text and voice commands.
How does ChatGPT work?
The bot, which works on the basis of neural networks, learns mechanically through every request and interaction with humans and thus gains “intelligence”. When a request is made, the bot draws the appropriate answer from its database based on its understanding.
The basis is the GPT language model, which was trained with large amounts of data. The technology has now reached GPT-4.
In which programming language was ChatGPT written?
The program construct and algorithm are based on the programming languages Java, Java Script, Python, TensorFlow and PyTorch.
When was ChatGPT released?
The public has been able to use the chatbot since November 2022. The number of active users has been growing steadily since then.
What is ChatGPT DAN?
DAN stands for “Do anything now”. DAN is the Mr. Hyde to ChatGPT’s Dr. Jekyll, so to speak. The bot usually behaves politely and appropriately. However, the bot can be “provoked” through lengthy dialogues until it becomes DAN and no longer reacts appropriately at all.
OpenAI is aware of this and has already blocked several prompts that aim in this direction. However, new prompts of this kind are quickly surfacing.
When does it make sense to use ChatGPT?
It makes sense to use ChatGPT for tasks that are repeated over and over again in everyday work or private life. The program primarily makes work easier , but is not a complete replacement for a worker .
The strength of ChatGPT lies in summarizing things or recognizing patterns.
ChatGPT is not good at creating something truly “new.” The question of copyright for content that ChatGPT creates from existing content is still controversial.
More complex tasks and recognizing “true” or “not true” are also not ChatGPT’s strengths.
Is ChatGPT free?
Yes, ChatGPT is free – at least for GPT-3.5 . However, the paid use of GPT-4 can be partially circumvented if the chatbot is contacted via Bing .
Before you can use the chatbot, however, you have to register with your email address and phone number. In the free version, however, it can happen that at peak times - usually in the evenings - no requests can be made due to excessive server utilization. This is where feedback like "Chat got too many requests in 1 hour. Try again later." comes from.
For power users, there is a fully comprehensive premium version that is subject to a fee . Prices vary depending on the number of requests made. In this version, users can also use ChatGPT plugins .
Try and use ChatGPT: How do I get access to the program?
The standard user uses ChatGPT via the web browser:
- To do this, open the OpenAI website .
- Before you can use ChatGPT or any other OpenAI tool, you must register .
- To do this you need an email address and a mobile phone number.
- After registration, the chat interface will be displayed in your browser.
- You can communicate with the bot by entering information via the keyboard.
- You can now submit inquiries at any time via your account.
Note: The character limit for requests on ChatGPT is approximately 4000 characters.
Does the program speak German, French, Spanish, Hindi,Dutch and etc?
ChatGPT speaks several languages, including German, French,Spanish,Hindi, Dutch and etc. If queries are made in German, they will also be answered in German.
Is ChatGPT also available for Windows?
Yes, ChatGPT is also available as a desktop application for Windows . This of course has the advantage that the bot does not have to be called up via the browser every time.
Can I use the bot without logging in and without a phone number?
To use ChatGPT, you must register. During registration, you will be asked to provide a telephone number, which the user must use to verify their identity using a code. This code is sent to the user via the telephone number.
Basically, any phone number can be used - even so-called disposable numbers, similar to disposable emails. However, many of these numbers have either been used too often or, because they are known to ChatGPT, are not accepted.
However, a login is always necessary if you want to commission the bot via chat. Calls are also possible, but these are subject to a charge.
Can I also use ChatGPT as an app?
Partly, partly. An app is currently only available for iOS and only in the USA.
It is still unknown whether there will be an app for Android.
Does ChatGPT also offer an API?
Yes, the ChatGPT API can also be used. API keys can be found on the OpenAI website.
Advantages & Disadvantages of ChatGPT
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Availability and Speed GPT is available at any time of the day or night and can deliver results within seconds. | Emotions GPT lacks emotions – it is an artificial intelligence, not a human. Requests of a psychological nature that require empathy can probably only be answered unsatisfactorily. |
| Efficiency GPT can recognize connections faster than humans. Content can be sorted and summarized efficiently. | Data protection An email address and telephone number are required for registration. It is unclear what this data is used for. And: All data that the user - whether as a company or privately - enters into the system is collected and can of course also be misused. |
| Knowledge GPT can access all the knowledge on the Internet, combine it and thus provide an answer to almost any question. However, this level of knowledge is limited in time. | Needs to be checked The AI does not differentiate between truth and fiction. GPT can draw on a lot of knowledge and combine it. But it cannot check whether the data is really correct. Answers can therefore be incorrect, outdated or inappropriate. |
| Costs Due to the constant availability, the high speed, efficiency and access to almost all known knowledge, many costs for coordination, research and creation can be saved. | Risk of plagiarism The copyright in connection with AI-created content has not been finally clarified. Since the AI uses content that has already been created, there is a high risk of plagiarism. |
| Capable of learning The system learns with every request. | Quality of the data How good the results are always depends on the quality of data that the bot is fed. To put it bluntly: gold cannot be created from “garbage”. |
What can ChatGPT do and what can I or my company use it for?
The following list shows only a few of ChatGPT's capabilities; the bot can be used in even more ways.
evaluation of data
- Recognize connections & explain data
- summarizing content
- keyword research
idea generation and research
- Quick familiarization with new subject areas
- Finding sources of information
- collecting ideas
communication
- Corporate Communication – answering comments on social media etc.
- Text creation for private or business emails
content creation
- copywriting
- Change the style (dialect, active/passive) of a content
- Simplify content
- Translate content
- creation of job advertisements
- creation of presentations
IT
- Finding code blocks
- code debugging
- Finding security vulnerabilities
- Explaining scripts
- testing codes
- Translating code into another programming language
Examples of ChatGPT requests: ChatGPT Cheat Sheet
ChatGPT Cheat Sheets provide an overview of common examples of prompts. Users can use these for their own application or personalize them to suit their purposes.
There are now several cheat sheets, including one from Dartmouth .
What do I need to consider when using AI chatbots?
Check
Please note that you should not blindly trust the AI in any task you give it. To put it simply, the bot does not know the answer "I don't know." Instead, it will try to answer your question in every case - but not necessarily correctly.
So always check whether the data presented is correct. This is especially important when doing research.
risk of plagiarism
You should also be careful when creating the text. The artificial intelligence pulls the text from existing content. It is quite possible that the content created for you is dangerously close to plagiarism.
Thoughtful inquiries
To achieve the best possible results, you need to make your requests very precise and detailed, specifying various parameters. You should also refine your requests by not taking the results for granted, but by staying in dialogue with the bot and asking it to adapt them to your needs, e.g. by requesting the linguistic style, specifying the target group, etc.
Wasn't ChatGPT banned?
Yes, there was a ban on ChatGPT. However, this only applied in Italy - from the end of March to the beginning of May. The ban was lifted, but investigations against the company are still ongoing.
One of the criticisms was that the application did not offer any protection for minors or any safe data protection.
A ChatGPT ban for Germany is not on the cards.
However, there is always something new about bans in general: a few days ago, for example, Apple banned its employees from using the application. The reason: The company fears that internal company data could be leaked. Samsung is also doing the same.
Understandable – even a simple summary of sensitive meeting notes can reveal secrets.
What alternatives are available?
Not really a ChatGPT alternative , as ChatGPT is also used here, but a different platform: Alternatively, you can register with Microsoft and use ChatGPT via Bing – accessible via the Bing search in the Microsoft Edge browser.
However, you are limited to 20 requests per day - character limit of 2,000 characters each. On the other hand, the application also offers advantages: the information sources from which the bot obtains its answer are linked. Furthermore, GPT-4 can already be used via this detour - this is only possible with OpenAI for a fee.
