1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,397 [MUSIC] 2 00:00:09,397 --> 00:00:10,349 Hey, what's up? 3 00:00:10,349 --> 00:00:12,778 My name is Dustin and I'm a developer here at Treehouse. 4 00:00:12,778 --> 00:00:14,645 You've probably heard a lot about AI recently. 5 00:00:14,645 --> 00:00:17,949 It's growing massively in popularity lately and 6 00:00:17,949 --> 00:00:21,341 one of the biggest names in AI right now is ChatGPT. 7 00:00:21,341 --> 00:00:24,317 But what is ChatGPT and what is AI? 8 00:00:24,317 --> 00:00:26,477 Let's break both of those down a little bit. 9 00:00:26,477 --> 00:00:30,710 AI, or artificial intelligence, is the field of computer science that focuses on 10 00:00:30,710 --> 00:00:35,970 creating machines that can perform tasks that usually require human intelligence. 11 00:00:35,970 --> 00:00:39,297 These tasks can include recognizing speech, making decisions, or 12 00:00:39,297 --> 00:00:40,510 even solving problems. 13 00:00:41,570 --> 00:00:43,937 AI algorithms are designed to learn from data and 14 00:00:43,937 --> 00:00:46,430 improve their performance over time. 15 00:00:46,430 --> 00:00:49,926 In other words, AI is about creating intelligent machines that can think and 16 00:00:49,926 --> 00:00:51,700 learn just like humans. 17 00:00:51,700 --> 00:00:54,680 So, what types of AI are out there? 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,670 Well, there are mainly two types of AI, narrow and general. 19 00:00:58,670 --> 00:01:03,343 Narrow AI refers to machines that are designed to perform a specific task or 20 00:01:03,343 --> 00:01:07,507 set of tasks, like speech recognition or image classification. 21 00:01:07,507 --> 00:01:11,615 On the other hand, general AI refers to machines that can perform any intellectual 22 00:01:11,615 --> 00:01:13,300 task that a human can. 23 00:01:13,300 --> 00:01:17,069 However, general AI is still a long way off and is still in the research phase. 24 00:01:18,250 --> 00:01:20,690 Okay, so now we kind of have the basics down of AI. 25 00:01:20,690 --> 00:01:23,590 So what exactly is ChatGPT? 26 00:01:23,590 --> 00:01:28,372 Well, ChatGPT is a language model created by a company called OpenAI that uses 27 00:01:28,372 --> 00:01:34,120 natural language processing to generate human-like responses to text input. 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,309 Basically what that means is ChatGPT can understand the language you type or speak, 29 00:01:38,309 --> 00:01:41,440 and it can reply in a way that sounds like a human. 30 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,334 ChatGPT is one of the most advanced language models currently available, and 31 00:01:45,334 --> 00:01:49,464 it can be used for various applications such as chatbots, language translation, 32 00:01:49,464 --> 00:01:51,010 and even content generation. 33 00:01:52,010 --> 00:01:54,930 So how does ChatGPT work exactly? 34 00:01:54,930 --> 00:01:56,630 Well, it's actually pretty simple. 35 00:01:56,630 --> 00:02:01,068 When you ask ChatGPT a question, it uses a process called natural language processing 36 00:02:01,068 --> 00:02:05,740 to analyze your question and understand the context and meaning behind it. 37 00:02:05,740 --> 00:02:08,960 Then it searches through a massive database of knowledge to find the best 38 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:10,190 answer for your question. 39 00:02:11,290 --> 00:02:14,027 ChatGPT is constantly learning and updating its knowledge, 40 00:02:14,027 --> 00:02:18,580 which means it can provide increasingly accurate and relevant answers over time. 41 00:02:18,580 --> 00:02:21,690 In fact, the more you use ChatGPT, the better it gets. 42 00:02:21,690 --> 00:02:23,578 One of the things that makes ChatGPT so 43 00:02:23,578 --> 00:02:26,890 powerful is its ability to understand context. 44 00:02:26,890 --> 00:02:30,322 This means that it can take into account things like the tone of your question or 45 00:02:30,322 --> 00:02:33,962 any previous interactions you've had with it to provide an even more personalized 46 00:02:33,962 --> 00:02:34,490 response. 47 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,218 Overall ChatGPT is an incredibly sophisticated tool if you know how to 48 00:02:39,218 --> 00:02:40,209 use it correctly. 49 00:02:40,209 --> 00:02:42,762 I hope this quick guide on AI was super helpful for you and 50 00:02:42,762 --> 00:02:46,430 you're not as intimidated as you were before starting this video. 51 00:02:46,430 --> 00:02:47,264 Be on the lookout for 52 00:02:47,264 --> 00:02:50,430 some new content where we build some pretty awesome stuff using AI. 53 00:02:50,430 --> 00:02:52,240 Until then have fun and happy coding.