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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[File:Gpt4-122.jpg|thumb|Figure 1: ChatGPT user interface. Source: OpenAI.]]
[[File:Gpt4-122.jpg|thumb|Figure 1: ChatGPT user interface. Source: OpenAI.]]
Developed by the [[AI]] research lab [[OpenAI]], ChatGPT is a [[large language model]] ([[LLM]]) that generates text based on an [[input]] ([[prompt]]) from a user (figure 1). It interacts in a conversational way, answering follow-up questions, admitting to its mistakes, refusing inappropriate requests, and challenging incorrect premises. <ref name="”1”">OpenAI (2022). ChatGPT: Optimizing language models for dialogue. OpenAI. https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/</ref> <ref name="”2”">Kelly, SM (2022). This AI chatbot is dominating social media with its frighteningly good essays. CNN International. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/05/tech/chatgpt-trnd/index.html</ref> <ref name="”3”">Edwards, B (2022). No Linux? No problem. Just get AI to hallucinate it for you. Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/openais-new-chatbot-can-hallucinate-a-linux-shell-or-calling-a-bbs/</ref> The LLM was trained on a massive amount of information <ref name="”2”" /> and it's a derivative of [[InstructGPT]], a program trained to follow natural language instructions in a prompt and give an elaborate response. <ref name="”1”" />
Developed by the [[AI]] research lab [[OpenAI]], [[ChatGPT]] is a [[large language model]] ([[LLM]]) in the [[GPT|GPT series]] that generates text based on an [[input]] ([[prompt]]) from a user (figure 1). It interacts in a conversational way, answering follow-up questions, admitting to its mistakes, refusing inappropriate requests, and challenging incorrect premises. <ref name="”1”">OpenAI (2022). ChatGPT: Optimizing language models for dialogue. OpenAI. https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/</ref> <ref name="”2”">Kelly, SM (2022). This AI chatbot is dominating social media with its frighteningly good essays. CNN International. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/05/tech/chatgpt-trnd/index.html</ref> <ref name="”3”">Edwards, B (2022). No Linux? No problem. Just get AI to hallucinate it for you. Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/openais-new-chatbot-can-hallucinate-a-linux-shell-or-calling-a-bbs/</ref> The LLM was trained on a massive amount of information <ref name="”2”" /> and it's a derivative of [[InstructGPT]], a program trained to follow natural language instructions in a prompt and give an elaborate response. <ref name="”1”" />


OpenAI's ChatGPT was introduced at the end of November 2022 during a public demo. <ref name="”1”" /> <ref name="”6”">Wiggers, K (2022). While anticipation builds for GPT-4, OpenAI quietly releases GPT-3.5. TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/while-anticipation-builds-for-gpt-4-openai-quietly-releases-gpt-3-5/</ref> In the following days, it was already considered the best [[artificial intelligence]] ([[AI]]) chatbot ever released to the general public. <ref name="”4”">Koose, K (2022). The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/05/technology/chatgpt-ai-twitter.html</ref> Its initial introduction was, according to the AI research lab, "to get users’ feedback and learn about its strengths and weaknesses." They are encouraged to report on problematic model outputs through the UI and false positives and negatives. During this phase, ChatGPT could be used for free at chat.openai.com. <ref name="”1”" />
OpenAI's ChatGPT was introduced at the end of November 2022 during a public demo. <ref name="”1”" /> <ref name="”6”">Wiggers, K (2022). While anticipation builds for GPT-4, OpenAI quietly releases GPT-3.5. TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/while-anticipation-builds-for-gpt-4-openai-quietly-releases-gpt-3-5/</ref> In the following days, it was already considered the best [[artificial intelligence]] ([[AI]]) chatbot ever released to the general public. <ref name="”4”">Koose, K (2022). The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/05/technology/chatgpt-ai-twitter.html</ref> Its initial introduction was, according to the AI research lab, "to get users’ feedback and learn about its strengths and weaknesses." They are encouraged to report on problematic model outputs through the UI and false positives and negatives. During this phase, ChatGPT could be used for free at chat.openai.com. <ref name="”1”" />