Ask AF: What’s A GPT

GPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer. Think of it as a robot that can write like us, answer questions and even help with research. 

They’re trained on huge amounts of data from everywhere.  When you ask questions or give it prompts, it tries to understand what you mean and then uses what it was trained on to predict what to say next.  When it finishes understanding your input, it responds by picking words that make sense together.  Kinda like when you’re on a date and want to make sure you don’t fuck up and say the wrong thing.

You can do some interesting things with them such as asking for homework help, prompts for creative writing and design, getting questions for icebreakers or even help with working out.  The best thing about GPTs is they’re always available, give almost instant answers and tend to hold interesting convos. Well, at least for me because I’m always researching interesting shit. 

Got any questions about GPTs or generative AI in general? Hit me up.