ChatGPT Tutorial: Crash Course for Beginners

Overview

Tutorial covers creating a brand new account on OpenAI, logging in, and using ChatGPT, including advanced usage.
Tutorial designed to help beginners understand how to use ChatGPT for various tasks.

Browse to OpenAI website: Go to OpenAI or search for it on Google.
Sign Up: You can sign up with an email address, Google, or Microsoft account.
Email Verification: After signing up, verify your email through a link sent to your email address.
OpenAI Dashboard: Different from ChatGPT; to access ChatGPT, go to chat.openai.com.
Complete Login: Input email and password again for ChatGPT access.
Two-Step Verification: Verify account with your phone number.

Purpose: Mainly for research; OpenAI seeks external feedback to improve and make it safer.
Data Collection: Prompts and interactions may be reviewed to improve the system; avoid sharing sensitive information.
Community Feedback: Join the OpenAI Discord server for community discussions and feedback.

Sidebar: Contains options like resetting threads.
Input Area: Where you type your prompts and queries.
Capabilities:
- Remembers conversation context within the same thread.
- Can do follow-ups and corrections based on prompts.
- Declines inappropriate or harmful requests.
Limitations:
- Some generations can be inaccurate or misleading.
- Offline state as of 2021; no real-time internet access.
- Not great at performing mathematical calculations.
- Limited to the knowledge base ending in 2021.

Basic Math: Input simple queries like “What is 10 plus 9?”
- Try Again: Re-prompts can result in different or more detailed answers.
- Feedback: Use thumbs up/down to provide feedback on answers.
Understanding Context: Prompts in the same conversation thread will affect subsequent answers.
- Example: Tricking ChatGPT into thinking 10+9=20.
Reset Thread: Recommended when starting a new or different context conversation.

List Generation: Examples like generating 10 seafood dishes.
Step-by-Step Guides: Creating shopping lists or recipes based on selected items from the list.
Coding Assistance: Writing and iterating on code snippets, e.g., HTTP requests in JavaScript.
Error Handling: Error messages and how to manage them (e.g., page refresh or login restart).
Storytelling: Generating and customizing stories based on prompts (e.g., adding humor or moral).
Interactive Text Games: Creating interactive games with multiple choice scenarios.
Content Creation: Writing blog posts, cover letters, resumes, and privacy policies.
- Customizing and revising based on location or industry-specific needs.
Summarization and Translation:
- Summarizing documents and pulling out important keywords.
- Translating content into different languages.
Improving Writing:
- Rephrasing, lengthening, or shortening sentences.
- Grammar and spelling checks.

Mode Switching: Switch between dark and light mode for better visualization.
FAQs and Updates: Useful for finding more information on how to use ChatGPT effectively.

ChatGPT is a versatile tool useful for a wide range of tasks from coding, writing, summarization, and creative content creation.
Users can join the community for more interaction and providing constructive feedback for improving ChatGPT.
The tutorial covers the basics to more advanced usages ensuring efficient utilization of ChatGPT.

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