ChatGPT is a generative AI language model developed by OpenAI
ChatGPT is a generative AI language model developed by OpenAI. It was launched in November as a “research preview” and has since gained popularity as a consumer product. ChatGPT allows users to have conversations with a computer program that can understand natural language and provide relevant responses.
ChatGPT is part of the trend of using large language models like GPT-4 and Google’s LaMDA
ChatGPT is part of the trend of using large language models like GPT-4 and Google’s LaMDA to add new tools and capabilities to existing products, such as automatically sprucing up slide decks and correcting mistakes in spreadsheets. Additionally, ChatGPT is changing the way we interact with technology by offering a more conversational interface, allowing users to ask questions and receive answers in a natural way.
While messaging interfaces may not be the most advanced, they are expandable and allow for a simplified user experience. For example, Slack offers more than just messaging, allowing users to embed links, editable documents, interactive polls, and informational bots. However, some tools still struggle with more complex tasks, such as browsing a catalog or buying a plane ticket.
ChatGPT is changing the way we interact with technology
ChatGPT is changing the way we interact with technology by offering a more conversational interface and expanding the capabilities of existing products. However, more complex tasks may still require a visual and dedicated UI.
The other AI direction, the one where interacting with the AI becomes a consumer product, was a much less obvious development. It makes sense now, of course: who doesn’t want to talk to a robot that knows all about movies and recipes and what to do in Tokyo, and if I say just the right things might go totally off the rails and try to make out with you? But before ChatGPT took the world by storm, and before Bing and Bard both took the idea and tried to build their own products out of it, I certainly wouldn’t have bet that typing into a chat window would be the next big thing in user interfaces.
Pointing and clicking on big icons was much simpler
But then, a funny thing happened: we invented better interfaces! The trouble with the command line was that you needed to know exactly what to type and in which order to get the computer to behave. Pointing and clicking on big icons was much simpler, plus it was much easier to teach people what the computer could do through pictures and icons. The command line gave way to the graphical user interface, and the GUI still reigns supreme.
