Aside from the intro and final paragraph, our previous blog post Benefits of using outsourced IT services was written by ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence model created by OpenAI. We asked the AI a question, specifically “What are the benefits of using outsourced IT services?” and the response, generated by the AI system was used as the content of our blog post.
What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence model that acts in a conversational way. It was “trained” to analyse a large set of data and provide conversational responses to questions. The rest of this blog post is a Q&A with the AI system itself, to give an example of how ChatGPT currently works and the implications for its use in the future. If you’d like to ask the AI your own questions, you can head to Open AI’s website.
Q&A with ChatGPT
Q: Explain like I’m 5 – how does ChatGPT work?
A: Okay, so imagine you have a really big book with lots and lots of words in it. This book is like a magic book that ChatGPT knows how to read. When you ask ChatGPT a question or give it a task, it looks through this big book for words that are similar to the ones you used and puts them together to make a sentence that answers your question or does the task you asked for. It’s like trying to find the right parts of a puzzle to make a picture that makes sense. That’s how ChatGPT works!
Q: Where does ChatGPT get its content from?
A: ChatGPT is trained on a large dataset of text from the internet. This dataset includes a variety of sources such as books, articles, and websites. The training process uses this text to learn patterns of language and generate new text that is similar to the examples it was trained on.
Q: How up to date is the dataset?
A: The training dataset used to train ChatGPT was last updated in 2021. So the information and knowledge cutoff for this model is 2021. This means that any information or events that have occurred after 2021 may not be reflected in the model’s responses.
Q: How will AI change how we work in the future?
A: AI has the potential to change how we work in many ways in the future. Here are a few examples:
- Automation: AI can automate many tasks that are currently done by humans, such as data entry, customer service, and repetitive manufacturing tasks. This can lead to increased efficiency and productivity, but also may lead to some jobs being replaced by machines.
- Decision-making: AI can help with decision-making by analyzing data and providing insights that humans might miss. This can be particularly useful in fields like finance, healthcare, and marketing.
- Personalization: AI can personalize products and services to individual customers, leading to better customer experiences.
- Creativity: AI can assist humans in tasks that require creativity such as music composition, art creation, and writing.
- Augmentation: AI can be used to augment human capabilities and make us more productive by assisting us in tasks that are hard to do or dangerous to perform.
It’s worth noting that how AI will change how we work in the future will depend on how it is developed and implemented. It’s important to consider the ethical implications of AI and how to ensure that it benefits society as a whole.
How we can help
While we can’t compete with the ability of an AI to parse massive datasets into human-readable format, there is still place for humans in the workplace! Our team of technical experts help organisations move their IT forward by analysing how they work and making suggestions for improvements to their IT systems that provide benefits across the organisation. If you’d like to find out more, please contact us.