AI for Admins: General

ChatGPT is a model. Specifically, it is an instance of a Large Language Model (LLM) developed by OpenAI, designed to understand and generate human-like text. It has been trained on vast amounts of text data to recognize patterns in language, allowing it to generate coherent and contextually relevant responses based on user prompts.

1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Definition: AI refers to the development of computer systems that can perform tasks that usually require human intelligence, such as reasoning, learning, problem-solving, and understanding language.
• Examples: Google's search engine, facial recognition, and autonomous vehicles.

2. AI Models

• Definition: AI models are systems trained to perform specific tasks like generating text, creating images, or recognizing faces.
• Examples: ChatGPT, spam filters, medical imaging, weather forecasting, and facial recognition systems.

3. Machine Learning (ML)

• Definition: A subset of AI that enables machines to learn from data and improve their performance on tasks without being explicitly programmed.
• Examples: Email spam detection, product recommendations on Amazon, and fraud detection systems.

4. Deep Learning

• Definition: A specialized form of machine learning that uses neural networks with many layers to perform complex tasks like image recognition and natural language processing.
• Examples: Self-driving cars, speech-to-text software, and facial recognition.

5. Neural Networks

• Definition: A type of AI model inspired by the structure of the human brain. Neural networks consist of layers of artificial neurons that process data by identifying patterns.
• Examples: Image classification in Facebook's photo tagging, medical diagnosis tools, and language translation systems.

6. Generative AI

• Definition: A type of AI model that creates new content, such as text, images, or code, by analyzing existing data and predicting the next output.
• Examples: ChatGPT (text generation), DALL-E (image creation), music, and Codex (code generation).

7. Large Language Model (LLM)

• Definition: A type of AI model specifically designed to understand and generate human-like text by recognizing patterns in language. LLMs are trained on vast amounts of text data.
• Examples: GPT-4 and Google's BERT (used in search results).

8. ChatGPT

• Definition: ChatGPT is a specific instance of a large language model developed by OpenAI, designed to generate human-like text based on user input.
• Examples: Used for drafting emails, answering questions, and generating creative writing.

9. API (Application Programming Interface)

• Definition: A set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other.
• Example: A weather app that communicates with a weather service API to retrieve current weather data for your location, payment gateways like PayPal, and travel booking websites.