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Content creator(s)
Nicole Hennig
Description
Understand the basics of how the technology works. This will help you know what it's useful for and give you background for understanding the ethical debates.
Resource type
Tutorial
Format
Website
Topic
Generative AI
Learning outcomes
1. Explain what a “large language model” is and how it differs from older types of AI, so that you can describe ChatGPT’s strengths and limits in everyday terms.
2. Summarize how ChatGPT was trained, including what happens to the data after training, so that you can respond accurately to common misconceptions.
3. Identify basic facts about ChatGPT’s origins and development, so that you can recognize who created it and how it connects to current ethical debates.
Target audience
Anyone
License
CC BY 4.0 University of Arizona Libraries