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The Journal.

The Company Behind ChatGPT

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, Daily News, News

4.25.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

ChatGPT was released only a few months ago but the artificial intelligence chatbot has already taken the internet by storm. WSJ’s Berber Jin tells the story of the company behind ChatGPT and how the world is responding to this technology. Further Reading: -The Backstory of ChatGPT Creator OpenAI -ChatGPT Creator Is Talking to Investors About Selling Shares at $29 Billion Valuation -Microsoft Plans to Build OpenAI, ChatGPT Features Into All Products Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Recently, my TikTok feed has been dominated by one thing.

0:10.0

Videos of people trying out a new chatbot that's powered by artificial intelligence.

0:15.0

Chat GPT.

0:16.0

Chat GPT.

0:17.0

Chat GPT.

0:18.0

It's called chat GPT and it's going to change the world.

0:22.0

It's pretty simple.

0:23.0

You just type in a question and it spits out an incredibly sophisticated answer.

0:28.0

Chat CPT wrote me this fast and simple dinner recipe.

0:31.0

I'm going to ask you to help me make a Chrome extension.

0:34.0

I ask you to write an eviction letter for excessive noise.

0:37.0

Let's see if AI can make a wrap better than Drake.

0:40.0

Write me a screenplay where Batman buys coffee.

0:43.0

I just got an AI to write a cover letter for me and as someone that worked in HR before, I'm kind of impressed.

0:52.0

I've been blown away by this thing.

0:54.0

So I called up our colleague, Berber Gin, who's been writing about it.

0:57.0

How big of a leap do you think this technology is?

1:00.0

Yeah, I think it's a big leap.

1:02.0

I think it's a big breakthrough for consumer applications of artificial intelligence.

1:07.0

And I think it's certainly the most exciting consumer AI product, at least I've encountered in my life so far.

1:14.0

So I asked Chat GPT to write an intro for this episode and I'm going to read it to you.

1:21.0

Here's what it wrote.

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