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Hold On, What is GPT? We Break Down the AI Behind the Headlines
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July 9, 2024 Blogs AI

 

Written by: Syed Ahmad Hafez, Editor, AOPG.

Everyone’s buzzing about ChatGPT and other GPT-based AI, but what exactly is GPT? It stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer. Let’s break that down.

The “Generative” part refers to its ability to produce new text, like poems or code. It’s not just mimicking existing phrases; it can create original content based on what it’s learned.

The “Pre-trained” aspect highlights its training process. GPT models are fed massive amounts of text data, allowing them to grasp language patterns and relationships between words. This “pre-training” equips them for various tasks without needing specific instructions for each one.

Finally, “Transformer” refers to the neural network architecture powering GPT. Transformers excel at understanding long-range dependencies in language. Unlike simpler models that only consider nearby words, Transformers can analyse an entire sentence, allowing GPT to grasp the context and generate coherent responses.

In simpler terms, GPT is like a super-powered autocomplete that goes way beyond suggesting the next word. It can analyse vast amounts of text, learn the intricacies of language, and generate human-quality text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way.

While GPT holds immense potential, it’s important to remember it’s still under development. It can produce factually incorrect or nonsensical outputs and lacks a true understanding of the world. But as GPT technology continues to evolve, it promises to revolutionise how we interact with computers and open doors to exciting new applications.

 

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