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How to use ChatGPT

In This Article

In This Article

ChatGPT burst on to the scene as an conversational AI tool slated as an assistant for a wide variety of queries. Many AI initiatives from rivals have followed. If it’s caught your eye, here’s just how to use ChatGPT.

ChatGPTis a natural language processing tool aimed at helping users through conversations. Apps likeGoogle’s Bardalso does this, while Microsoft is working with ChatGPT owner OpenAI to integrate the tool with its apps and software – such asMicrosoft Copilot.

For this guide, we’re focusing on how to use desktop but it is also available on Android and iOS. As this a simple and straightforward guide on the basics, many instructions will apply to some degree across all platforms. If it’s your first time, you can swiftly create an account. Let’s dive in.

What you’ll need:

What you’ll need:

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Step1

Head tohttps://chat.openai.com/

Go to the ChatGPT website (https://chat.openai.com/) to begin.

Step2

Log in to your account

You’ll now be taken to a log in page, log in to your account or create one if you haven’t already.

Step3

Enter prompt in the “Send a message” box

You’re now on the main ChatGPT. Enter your query in the “Send a message” box at the bottom of the page.

Step4

Continue conversation if you have further queries

Now you’ve entered your first query, you can continue the conversation with follow-up questions.

Troubleshooting

Using ChatGPT-3.5 is free but you have to pay for the “Plus” version to access the latesat ChatGPT-4.

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Adam is the Computing Editor of Trusted Reviews. He joined as a staff writer in 2019 after graduating from Newcastle University with an MA in Multimedia Journalism. After spending two years at WIRED,…

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