So what actually is ChatGPT?

Because it can be a bit complicated to explain I asked ChatGPT to explain itself, here's what it said:

"As an AI language model, I am not capable of original thought in the traditional sense. I was designed to learn from large amounts of data and use that knowledge to generate responses to user queries. However, I can generate creative and unique responses based on the data I have learned and the algorithms I use to process that data. Additionally, my responses can appear original to users who have not encountered them before. Ultimately, my abilities are limited to the data and algorithms I have been programmed with and the data I have been trained on."

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Think about the Iron man movies. Tony Starks AI interface is J.A.R.V.I.S which has the ability to help Tony Stark run powerful calculations, give him probabilities and help him solve complex problems. 

ChatGPT is exactly like that, but in the earlier stages of its development, and everyone with access to the internet is able to use it.

This is why it has probably been brought up around you, whether just in the media, or you've heard about it at work, or your uni assessments are changing slightly because of it.

It's ability to sort through such large amounts of information so quickly is what makes it such advanced tech. But that also is what makes it so dangerous. As it can sort through so much information so quickly, it can be really tempting to use in your uni assignments, or to do your homework for you. 

Here are the reasons why using ChatGPT in that way may hurt or help you at uni:

Hurt

1. Use uni for all it's worth

Uni is there to be taken advantage of. Not only because you're paying money to be there, but because you're there to learn as much as possible. That way when you get out into the world you know that you're best equipped to go into your dream job!

If you're using AI to come up with the ideas for you and to come up with fancy words you've never heard before.

Going to uni and doing your own assignments and challenging yourself is what you're there to do, and if you aren't willing to do that then you may want to rethink the plan.

2. Study notes

Look, I'm not the biggest fan of study notes to begin with, but even I can recognise the benefit of making your own study notes. 

Without compiling study notes that you yourself have created, there may not be much worth in learning them. Part of the process with study notes is while you make them, you can start to realise where the gaps in your knowledge may be. 

Help

1. Doing the grunt for you

With so much going on in your day to day life it can be easy to forget to do the small tasks that help you get the the bigger concepts you need to study.

ChatGPT is tech that has risen to helpn you with these sorts of things. It only makes to utilise it and not waste your time!

2. Emerging technologies

ChatGPT is just one of the newest versions of AI tech that is on the rise. And it is only going to get more and more common. Just the other day Spotify is trialling its owns AI system in the US and Canada.

That's why learning how to use this emerging tech is so important. By learning new skills and becoming an expert on how to best use it you will have a great skill set when it comes to applying for jobs. 

There are always going to be ups and downs of new technologies like ChatGPT. There is the opportunity to learn how to work the the tech to overall beneift your skill set. 

However, it can also stop you from learning the basics that will be essential to your careerm whether the tech is there or not.

So get out there, have a go using it, but keep in mind that you are just as capable as coming up with new ideas, and writing interesting well thought through essays, good luck!