Collins Barry (ed.) The Ultimate Guide to ChatGPT: A Beginner's Handbook to Understanding Prompt Engineering, the Future of Artificial Intelligence and How to Use It Effectively

London: Anthem Publishing, 2024. — 132 p.Almost everyone who comes into contact with ChatGPT is blown away by how smart it is. But having asked it to write a personalised birthday greeting in the style of Shakespeare, or got it to draw a picture of a badger playing snooker, most people want to know: how can ChatGPT make an actual difference to my life?That's what this guide is here to answer. Over the following 130 pages, we will reveal dozens of ways in which you can put ChatGPT to practical use. Whether that's through help with running your business, creating a fully automated smart home, or bringing your ideas for apps to life, we'll show you how ChatGPT can make a difference.One of the great strengths of ChatGPT is that it's both able to break down complex tasks into digestible Plain English, or even - in the case of writing computer code, for example - do the job for you. However, you still need to know how and where find to find the various ChatGPT tools that make these amazing features happen.You also need to be able to craft the prompts that give you the best possible chance of achieving the desired output. So not only will you find an entire section of this guide dedicated to polishing your prompting techniques, you'll also discover sample prompts sprinkled throughout. You'll see them highlighted in colour with a little chat bubble in the top-left corner.Al is an incredibly fast-moving industry, with new features constantly being added to ChatGPT. And so far, these changes have only served to improve it. As such, not only can you be confident that ChatGPT will do everything we've featured in this guide, you can be sure that there's plenty more to come, too.What is ChatGPT?
How does ChatGPT work?
How ChatGPT is trained
Strengths and weaknesses of ChatGPT
Al risks and how to beat them
The different ChatGPT productsPrompt like a pro
What is prompt engineering?
10 different prompting techniques to try
Avoid these prompting pitfalls
Develop your prompting skillsYour new PA
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