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In this video, we're exploring ChatGPT and its potential to enhance our everyday lives. Discover how ChatGPT, along with its advanced version, ChatGPT Plus, are transforming our technological interactions. Understand its strengths, limitations, and gather insightful tips for effective prompting to achieve optimal results.
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Hey everyone.
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My name is Daniel, and I'm an instructor
and content producer here at Treehouse.
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Today we'll be exploring how we can
improve our everyday lives with ChatGPT,
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an impressive language model from OpenAI.
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In this video,
we'll cover what ChatGPT is.
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How we can use it effectively.
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It's pros and cons,
some real world applications, and
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even the upgraded version ChatGPT Plus.
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Along the way, we'll touch on both its
strengths and potential pitfalls, and
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showcase how it can revolutionize
your work and everyday tasks.
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Plus, I'll share some tips to
get the best out of ChatGPT.
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So if you're ready to jump into this AI
powered adventure, let's get started.
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So what is ChatGPT?
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It's a high-tech language model
crafted by the team at OpenAI.
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This model takes your input and
returns human like text,
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all thanks to its unique
machine learning process.
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It's been trained on a mountain of
internet text, but remember, it doesn't
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store personal information or any
specific details from its training data.
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Interested in diving deeper?
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To fully understand this fascinating AI,
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be sure to watch Dustin's video
on what is AI, what is ChatGPT?
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He covers everything in detail,
I'll include a link in the teachers notes
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below, but for now,
let's continue on to ChatGPT Plus.
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ChatGPT Plus is a paid subscription
plan for the ChatGPT service,
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which comes with a number of benefits for
a monthly fee.
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The benefits include general access
to ChatGPT, even during peak times,
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faster response times, priority access
to new features and improvements.
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ChatGPT Plus is available to customers in
the United States and around the world.
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OpenAI continues to offer free access to
ChatGPT, but the subscription plan helps
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support the free access availability
to as many people as possible.
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ChatGPT Plus users have access to
new features that OpenAI is testing.
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This includes web browsing support,
70-plus third party plug-ins, and
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a new Code Interpreter Model that lets
ChatGPT build and run Python coding.
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The web browsing support allows ChatGPT
to perform web searches on behalf of
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the user, providing a summary of relevant
results rather than just a list of links
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with brief descriptions.
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This feature provides users
with a more succinct and
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comprehensive understanding
of the search results.
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And citation links are provided, so
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users can quickly reference
the information being summarized.
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The Code Interpreter Model is a powerful
addition to ChatGPT, providing it
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with a functional Python interpreter
in a secure execution environment.
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This plugin facilitates data uploads and
downloads, solves mathematical equations,
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performs data analysis and
converts files among different formats.
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The significance of this model
lies in its ability to democratize
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AI powered programming.
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It transforms complex programming tasks
into simple language based queries,
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effectively serving as an on
demand junior programmer.
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What can you do with ChatGPT?
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Well, quite a lot, it's versatile, helping
with everything from drafting content,
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brainstorming ideas, learning new
subjects to even generating code.
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Now let's get into some of the pros and
cons of using ChatGPT,
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starting with the pros.
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First off, one of the biggest advantages
of ChatGPT is that it can generate text
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that sounds just like a human.
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It's pretty amazing how it can
write in different styles,
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have conversations that feel human like
and even come up with creative content.
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This makes it super useful for all
sorts of things like drafting emails or
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writing articles.
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Another great thing about
ChatGPT is its versatility.
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It can be used in so many different areas
like customer service bots, virtual
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assistants, language translation, content
creation, and even programming help.
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It's like a Swiss army knife for
the tech world, and
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that makes it valuable in many industries.
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ChatGPT also has a good
understanding of language.
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It can grasp the context of what you're
saying and give relevant responses based
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on that, so you can have more natural and
meaningful conversations with it.
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Lastly, ChatGPT has the ability
to learn and improve over time.
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You can fine tune it and train it
with new data, so it gets better and
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better at specific tasks or
for specific industries.
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It's like a never ending learning machine,
but it's not all upside, so
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let's touch on some of the cons.
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Firstly, one drawback of ChatGPT is that
it can struggle with consistency and
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maintaining long term context.
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It doesn't have a definitive memory
of prior interactions beyond
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a certain length.
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So in lengthy conversations or documents,
it may have trouble staying on track.
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Another thing to consider is that since
ChatGPT generates text based on patterns
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it has learned from its training data,
it can occasionally produce misleading or
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inaccurate information.
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It lacks a way to verify
the truth of its outputs, so
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you have to be cautious when relying
on it for factual information.
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Ethical concerns come into play as well.
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There are worries about
the potential misuse of ChatGPT,
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such as generating fake news, deep
fake text, or other malicious content.
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It's important to be aware of these
possibilities and use ChatGPT responsibly.
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Moreover, the quality of ChatGPT output
heavily depends on the quality of
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the input it receives.
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If the input is vague or unclear,
the output may also be vague or
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lack specificity.
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So providing clear and precise input
is crucial to get the desired results.
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Another issue is that ChatGPT can
sometimes respond inappropriately or
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insensitively to certain topics despite
efforts to prevent such behavior.
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It's important to keep this in mind and
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be cautious when discussing
sensitive subjects.
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Lastly, while ChatGPT can mimic
human-like text generation,
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it doesn't truly comprehend
the text in the same way humans do.
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It's more about pattern recognition
rather than genuine understanding.
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So its responses may not always
reflect true comprehension.
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These are some of the downsides
to consider when using ChatGPT.
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How can we use ChatGPT?
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So let's talk about how we can actually
use ChatGPT, for this example,
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we will use ChatGPT to help us
create a dinner plan for the week.
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I will ask it to include all
of the ingredients needed for
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each night's dinner.
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Perfect, we have our dinners planned
out for each day of the week.
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Now I will ask ChatGPT to combine
the ingredients into one generalized
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shopping list.
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And there we go, we have our grocery list.
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It's even separated into categories,
this makes meal planning a breeze.
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Next, let's use ChatGPT to create
our workout plan for the week.
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I wanna focus on burning calories
to lose fat as opposed to
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strength training at the moment.
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So I will let ChatGPT know this.
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And just like that, I have a complete
workout schedule for the entire week.
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It even includes different exercise
options as well as exercises for
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warm-ups and cooldowns,
this is incredible.
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For this next example, let's say there
is an article you wanted to read, but
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you're short on time.
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No worries,
ChatGPT can summarize the article and
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provide you with the key insights.
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First, let's copy the text
from the article.
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Next, we'll ask ChatGPT to
summarize the following article.
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Now let's paste the text we just copied.
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Excellent, ChatGPT is now
summarizing the article for us, but
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one thing I'm noticing is
this summary is quite long.
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How about we ask ChatGPT for
a too-long-didn't-read version,
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aka an even shorter summary?
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ChatGPT understands the concept
of too-long-didn't-read and
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provided an even shorter summary, amazing.
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Another way to get the summary of an
article is to use the web browsing model.
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All we have to do is copy the article's
URL and paste it in our prompt.
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Please note,
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that this model is only available to
users on the paid plan currently.
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And there we have it, ChatGPT summarized
the article with only the URL,
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saving us the trouble of needing to
copy and paste the entire article.
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ChatGPT can even entertain you and
your family, for example, I can amaze my
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kids by reading them a story that
features them as the protagonists.
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First, I will ask ChatGPT to write the
story and then ask for it to include my
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children as the main characters,
let's see if it's up to the task.
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Of course, it is.
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And just like that, I have a complete
short story to read to my kids,
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one centering around them
as the main characters.
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I'm sure this will make their day.
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Next, let's use ChatGPT to plan a day out.
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I will start by telling ChatGPT
a little about my plans.
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I wanna take my family to the Slugger
Baseball Bat Museum in Louisville,
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Kentucky, but I wanna find more things
to do in the area and make a day of it.
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Let's see if ChatGPT can help.
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Awesome, it's given me a full plan for the
day, it's exactly what I was hoping for.
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Now for my last example, let's pretend
I wanna refresh my portfolio, but
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I don't know where to start.
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Let's see how ChatGPT can assist
me in improving my portfolio.
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Wow, this is great.
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It's provided me with some general
advice for working on my portfolio,
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including keep it concise and
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focused, tell a compelling story,
showcase your design process, and more.
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Next I wanna ask ChatGPT if it
thinks I should have case studies or
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if I should simply post
my projects to my site?
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It highly recommends creating
case studies, good to know.
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Now I'll ask how many case studies
should I have in my portfolio?
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It suggests three to six case studies and
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provide some more guidance when
creating the case studies.
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This is wonderful information to
have when building a portfolio.
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Lastly, I will ask for suggestions when it
comes to building a new portfolio site.
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I want it to include
both website builders and
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coding languages as possible options for
creating my site.
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Perfect, it has recommendations for
site builders such as Wix,
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content management systems
such as WordPress.
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And even custom development options using
languages like JavaScript and Python.
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I think I finally have everything I
need to build my new portfolio site.
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I hope you have enjoyed
learning more about ChatGPT and
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some of the ways you can
leverage it in your daily life.
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ChatGPT can save you countless hours and
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brainpower by helping
with day-to-day tasks.
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I hope this video has inspired you to find
more unique and interesting use cases for
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ChatGPT.
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I can't wait to see what you come up with.
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Will see you in the next video,
until next time everyone, happy learning.
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