5 things every small business owner needs to know about ChatGPT
Even if your small business is not currently using ChatGPT or other AI technology, you likely will be soon. That means it’s important for you to get up to speed fast. Here are five things you should know before jumping in.
ChatGPT is a conversational chatbot that uses natural language to answer questions and help automate tasks. Chatbots have been around for a while, but ChatGPT, which is made by?OpenAI, has been widely regarded as more advanced and easier to use because it has been “trained” on a significant amount of public data and can be conversational about a wide range of topics. When asked a question, it will answer — and then carry on a conversation about the topic — as if a human were responding. When asked to perform certain tasks, it can do so as if a human were doing it.
ChatGPT is not a search engine like Google or Microsoft’s Bing, which displays links to websites based on keywords. It has no “thoughts” of its own. It is not a robot, a machine or a stand-alone business application. It does not have all the answers. It does not know everything. It is not always accurate. It is not a sentient being.
ChatGPT’s most recent version?— GPT4 — was released in November. There are countless ways a small-business owner can use it now.
(Read the full column in?The Philadelphia Inquirer)