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Bernard Marr is a world-renowned futurist, influencer and thought leader in the fields of business and technology, with a passion for using technology for the good of humanity. He is a best-selling author of over 20 books, writes a regular column for Forbes and advises and coaches many of the world’s best-known organisations. He has a combined following of 4 million people across his social media channels and newsletters and was ranked by LinkedIn as one of the top 5 business influencers in the world.

Bernard’s latest books are ‘Future Skills’, ‘The Future Internet’, ‘Business Trends in Practice’ and ‘Generative AI in Practice’.

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Bernard Marr ist ein weltbekannter Futurist, Influencer und Vordenker in den Bereichen Wirtschaft und Technologie mit einer Leidenschaft für den Einsatz von Technologie zum Wohle der Menschheit. Er ist Bestsellerautor von 20 Büchern, schreibt eine regelmäßige Kolumne für Forbes und berät und coacht viele der weltweit bekanntesten Organisationen. Er hat über 2 Millionen Social-Media-Follower, 1 Million Newsletter-Abonnenten und wurde von LinkedIn als einer der Top-5-Business-Influencer der Welt und von Xing als Top Mind 2021 ausgezeichnet.

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A Short History Of ChatGPT: How We Got To Where We Are Today

5 June 2023

Picture an AI that truly speaks your language — and not just your words and syntax. Imagine an AI that understands context, nuance, and even humor.

This is no longer just a futuristic concept — it’s the reality of ChatGPT.

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot built on top of OpenAI’s foundational large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 and its predecessors.

This chatbot has redefined the standards of artificial intelligence, proving that machines can indeed “learn” the complexities of human language and interaction.

Let’s delve into the fascinating history of ChatGPT, charting its evolution from its launch to its present-day capabilities.

A Short History Of ChatGPT: How We Got To Where We Are Today | Bernard Marr

The Genesis of ChatGPT

OpenAI released an early demo of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, and the chatbot quickly went viral on social media as users shared examples of what it could do. Stories and samples included everything from travel planning to writing fables to code computer programs. Within five days, the chatbot had attracted over one million users.

OpenAI was founded in December 2015 by Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Elon Musk, Ilya Sutskever, Wojciech Zaremba, and John Schulman. The founding team combined their diverse expertise in technology entrepreneurship, machine learning, and software engineering to create an organization focused on advancing artificial intelligence in a way that benefits humanity.

Elon Musk is no longer involved in OpenAI, and Sam Altman is the current CEO of the organization.

OpenAI is currently valued at $29 billion, and the company has raised a total of $11.3B in funding over seven rounds so far. In January, Microsoft expanded its long-term partnership with Open AI and announced a multibillion-dollar investment to accelerate AI breakthroughs worldwide.

GPT’s Major Milestones

The journey of ChatGPT has been marked by continual advancements, each version building upon previous tools.

GPT-1, the model that was introduced in June 2018, was the first iteration of the GPT (generative pre-trained transformer) series and consisted of 117 million parameters. This set the foundational architecture for ChatGPT as we know it today. GPT-1 demonstrated the power of unsupervised learning in language understanding tasks, using books as training data to predict the next word in a sentence.

GPT-2, which was released in February 2019, represented a significant upgrade with 1.5 billion parameters. It showcased a dramatic improvement in text generation capabilities and produced coherent, multi-paragraph text. But due to its potential misuse, GPT-2 wasn't initially released to the public. The model was eventually launched in November 2019 after OpenAI conducted a staged rollout to study and mitigate potential risks.

GPT-3 was a huge leap forward in June 2020. This model was trained on a staggering 175 billion parameters. Its advanced text-generation capabilities led to widespread use in various applications, from drafting emails and writing articles to creating poetry and even generating programming code. It also demonstrated an ability to answer factual questions and translate between languages.

When GPT-3 launched, it marked a pivotal moment when the world started acknowledging this groundbreaking technology. Although the models had been in existence for a few years, it was with GPT-3 that individuals had the opportunity to interact with ChatGPT directly, ask it questions, and receive comprehensive and practical responses. When people were able to interact directly with the LLM like this, it became clear just how impactful this technology would become.

GPT-4, the latest iteration, continues this trend of exponential improvement, with changes like:

●    Improved model alignment — the ability to follow user intention

●    Lower likelihood of generating offensive or dangerous output

●    Increased factual accuracy

●    Better steerability — the ability to change behavior according to user requests

●    Internet connectivity – the latest feature includes the ability to search the Internet in real-time

Each milestone brings us closer to a future where AI seamlessly integrates into our daily lives, enhancing our productivity, creativity, and communication.

The Wide-Ranging Influence of ChatGPT

ChatGPT has had a profound influence on the evolution of AI, paving the way for advancements in natural language understanding and generation. It has demonstrated the effectiveness of transformer-based models for language tasks, which has encouraged other AI researchers to adopt and refine this architecture.

The model's success has also stimulated interest in LLMs, leading to a wave of research and development in this area.

ChatGPT has had significant impacts across various industries, including:

●    Customer service: Companies are leveraging ChatGPT to automate responses to common inquiries.

●    Education: ChatGPT is being used to create intelligent tutoring systems capable of providing personalized assistance to students.

●    Content creation: Journalists, copywriters, and content creators are using ChatGPT to generate creative ideas, draft articles, and even write poetry.

●    Businesses: All kinds of professionals are using the chatbot to automate tasks like drafting emails or writing code.

●    Healthcare: Providers and staff can leverage the chatbot for use cases like clinical decision support, medical recordkeeping, analyzing and interpreting medical literature, and disease surveillance.

●    Entertainment: ChatGPT can be used to generate video game storylines and movie scripts, write dialogue, and improve gaming.

Other companies are taking note of ChatGPT’s tsunami of popularity and are looking for ways to incorporate LLMs and chatbots into their products and services.

Microsoft is in the process of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language understanding into its core products. GitHub Copilot uses OpenAI’s Codex engine to provide autocomplete features for developers. Bing, the search engine, is being enhanced with GPT technology to challenge Google's dominance. Microsoft is planning to integrate ChatGPT functionality into its productivity tools, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, in the near future.

Google just recently removed the waitlist for their own conversational chatbot, Bard, which is powered by LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications).

ChatGPT: A New Chapter in AI's Story

ChatGPT's journey from concept to influential AI model exemplifies the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. This groundbreaking model has driven progress in AI development and spurred transformation across a wide range of industries. But the journey is far from over.

As we move forward, we can expect ChatGPT and similar AI-powered chatbots to continue shaping our world in unexpected and exciting ways. To stay on top of the latest on new and emerging business and tech trends, make sure to subscribe to my newsletter, follow me on TwitterLinkedIn, and YouTube, and check out my books, Future Skills: The 20 Skills and Competencies Everyone Needs to Succeed in a Digital World and The Future Internet: How the Metaverse, Web 3.0, and Blockchain Will Transform Business and Society.

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Bernard Marr is a world-renowned futurist, influencer and thought leader in the fields of business and technology, with a passion for using technology for the good of humanity.

He is a best-selling author of over 20 books, writes a regular column for Forbes and advises and coaches many of the world’s best-known organisations.

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Bernard’s latest book is ‘Generative AI in Practice’.

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