How Do You Use ChatGPT? Signing Up and What It Can Do

ChatGPT, the general-purpose chatbot prototype developed by OpenAI, is now available as a free research preview that anyone can try. OpenAI, known for developing the text-to-image generator DALL-E, is now experimenting with automatic text generation AI. The chatbot is based on OpenAI's GPT-3.5 technology model, which is meant to flow more like a conversation with a real person. How do you use ChatGPT? What can it do? How do you register an OpenAI account? Let's take a look!

How Do You Register an OpenAI Account?

Using the ChatGPT chatbot is quite simple: all you have to do is type your text and get the information. However, OpenAI requires an account before you can use any of its tools, so if you do not have one, you need to sign up. You have the option of easy sign-in with a Google or Microsoft account.

Otherwise, if you have another kind of email, you can enter it manually. After that you must enter a phone number, but keep in mind that you cannot use a virtual phone number (VoIP) to sign up for OpenAI. Then you will receive a verification number that you enter on the sign-up page to complete the setup.

You will know you have signed up successfully when you see some housekeeping rules about ChatGPT, including possible errors in the data, how OpenAI collects data and how users can submit feedback.

How Do You Use ChatGPT?

The ChatGPT web page is simple: it has an area where results are filled in and a text box at the bottom of the page for you to type your queries. We started with questions, but OpenAI recommends entering a statement for the best possible result.

For example, entering "explain how the solar system was made" will give a more detailed result with more paragraphs than "how was the solar system made", though both queries will produce quite detailed results. You also have the option of entering more specific requests for an essay with a certain number of paragraphs or a Wikipedia page.

If there is enough information, the generator will carry out commands with the right details. Otherwise, there is a chance that ChatGPT will fill in the gaps with incorrect data. OpenAI states that these examples are rare. The brand also states that ChatGPT currently has "limited knowledge of world events after 2021".

Even so, you can keep entering queries until you close your browser or reset the thread to delete your previous requests. You can also use ChatGPT in dark mode or light mode.

What Can ChatGPT Do?

This is the fun part. Since its launch, people have been experimenting to discover everything the chatbot can and cannot do. Some have speculated that this kind of AI-generated text will have a negative effect on online content, and have even wondered whether high school essays will become a thing of the past.

They also tried ChatGPT to see whether it could do away with holiday shopping, or even correctly interpret an astrological makeup. In both cases, we found that what it can do is limited, while we were still entirely impressed by the results. But the fun is in trying it yourself. Whether you think ChatGPT is a great piece of technology or that it will lead to the end of the internet as we know it, it is worth trying to see for yourself what it can do.