1. How GPT models work for you
We've mentioned GPT models are large language models based on a transformer model structure.
2. How do GPT models work?
They work by analyzing user-inputted text, or prompts, against the patterns they learned from data.
3. GPT model training
These models require extensive data to work effectively, so the initial training, or learning, is done on a massive amount of data, typically from public sources found on the Internet. This broad data helps the model learn common language tasks, such as summarization, by recognizing general patterns in the text. At this point, the model is considered a pre-trained model.
4. GPT model fine-tuning
Next, they are fine-tuned on specialized data for more specific tasks like summarizing technical documentation.
Businesses carefully define the data to fine-tune their models, keeping data compliance, privacy, and ethics in mind. We'll discuss this more later.
5. GPT model
To recap, imagine a student who has gained a broad understanding of several subjects in school. This learning is like pre-training. The student then specializes in data science at university, similar to fine-tuning.
6. GPTs are for everyone
With fine-tuning completed, the models are tailored for the business or application, making them easy to use despite being advanced technology! GPT tools can help us generate content like press releases
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and social media posts,
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communications like emails and memos,
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and administrative tasks like meeting notes
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and reports.
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They can also help us brainstorm new ideas
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or create learning plans and itineraries.
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These tools are AI assistants that can help everyone, from students to professionals across various fields, from entry-level staff to top executives. Anyone can use them!
14. How to benefit from a GPT tool
To better understand how we benefit from and use a GPT tool, we start by understanding what it is—we're already doing that! Then, we identify the tasks where GPTs can help supercharge our workflow. We weigh these tasks against various responsible-use considerations before crafting our prompt and evaluating the outputs.
15. How to benefit from a GPT tool
Let's go back to identifying tasks. In this case, a workflow is a sequence of tasks we do to be successful at our jobs or accomplish other goals. Typically, GPT tools are best suited to help us with repetitive or time-consuming tasks and where we could use extra support.
16. How to benefit from a GPT tool
A GPT tool can help improve or speed these up, freeing our time for higher-value tasks.
17. How to benefit from a GPT tool
For example, if enabled, a GPT tool built into a video conference can record a meeting transcript and create follow-up notes with action points. Rather than spending the time during or after the call drafting the follow-up material, we can ask the tool to provide a summary in the format we'd like, such as a bulleted list. We then use our expertise to verify and finalize the summary. Doing so saves time, freeing us to focus on other, more critical tasks or even take a well-deserved break.
18. Let's practice!
Let's test our understanding of how GPT tools work. Then, we'll explore appropriate use cases, followed by a deep dive into responsible use.