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By incorporating ChatGPT and MidJourney into your workflow, you can create compelling PowerPoint presentations with ease. ChatGPT helps generate presentation outlines, slide notes, and slide text, while MidJourney provides visually captivating illustrations. These AI tools enhance your productivity and allow for impressive customization in your presentations.

Despite all our modern technology, putting together a slideshow is still a chore, even if you're really passionate about the topic you're presenting. By adding ChatGPT and MidJourney into your workflow, you can produce amazingly creative presentations all by yourself.

It's not a stretch to say that OpenAI's ChatGPT has disrupted content creation. While most of the attention is given to fancy, complex use cases, the humble PowerPoint presentation can benefit too. Here's a general set of steps, you can modify them based on your specific presentation.

Step 1: Set the Stage

Start by providing ChatGPT with a clear and concise briefing. This includes the presentation's topic, the intended audience, and the key messages you want to convey.

Make sure to be specific, as this helps the AI generate more focused content. Don't submit the prompt yet, or if you accidentally do just use the "Stop Generating" button to halt the process.

Related: How to Collaborate on a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation

Step 2: Request an Outline

Once you've set the stage, request ChatGPT to create an outline for your presentation. For instance, you can say, "Please create a PowerPoint presentation outline based on the briefing I provided" at the end of your prompt or as your next prompt.

ChatGPT can recall what's been said in the chat thread, so you can refer back to your brief without repeating the same information.

Related: How to Track Changes in Microsoft PowerPoint

Step 3: Review and Refine the Outline

After obtaining the initial outline, review it for coherence and relevance. If any point seems off, ask ChatGPT to revise it or provide additional information. ChatGPT works best with a back-and-forth process between you and the software. Treat it like another person on your team!

Step 4: Ask for Slide Notes

When you're satisfied with the outline, ask ChatGPT to generate slide notes for each point. You can do this by saying, "Please provide detailed notes for each point in the outline."

Again, you can ask ChatGPT to change the notes or correct them, or if you like you can edit them the old-fashioned way.

Now that you have the notes for every slide, the next step is to ask ChatGPT to create suitable text to go on each slide. Here I simply used the prompt "Please provide suitable text that I can put on each slide."

Since ChatGPT generally knows the formats of various media and styles, you'll get text that will fit on your slides while conveying the most essential info.

Related: How to Make a PowerPoint From an Outline

After creating your presentation outline and slide notes, it's time to bring your PowerPoint to life with visually captivating illustrations. MidJourney is a superb tool to help you with this, if you're looking for something artistic to have in your presentation. It won't however help you with a pie-chart or histogram, but you can make some pretty impactful imagery to represent a specific vibe or theme.

If you don't already know the basics of MidJourney, you'll have to head over to our MidJourney beginner's guide to review the general process.

For our small demo here, we'll start with a basic prompt, in this case, "computer technician working on a computer corporate cartoon."

As you can see, MidJourney gives us four images that are all candidates for our presentation. You can click the corresponding "U" button to upscale any of the individual images in the grid. U1 and U2 represent the top row of images, and U3 and U4 the bottom two.

You don't need to know any advanced MidJourney commands and methods to make neat imagery for your presentation, except for the custom aspect ratios.

Simply add "--ar W:H" at the end of your prompt, replacing "W" with the width and the "H" with the height.

For example, I love making slides that are split 50/50 between the text and graphic. Since slides have a 16:9 aspect ratio, it means you can use "--ar 8:9" to get something that takes up exactly half of the slide.

Related: How Good is MidJourney at AI Art? We Compared All the Models

As of this writing, MidJourney. doesn't offer high levels of control over the images you get, but if you're particular about your images, try to use the same modifiers in your prompt. For example, we used "corporate cartoon" in the previous prompt, and by reusing with a different subject you'll usually get images that look thematically coherent. Remember that you can keep re-rolling the prompt if you don't get what you want at first, and you can use the "V" buttons to create variations of an image that was close but not quite there.

Now that you have the text and imagery for each slide, it's time to throw it together in a slide. Now you can apply your existing knowledge of Powerpoint (or the presentation software of your choice) to polish up the look and feel of your presentation.

Armed with this basic knowledge, you can use these AI tools to up your presentation same significantly, but there are some additional tips and tricks you can keep in mind for even better results:

• Use detailed prompts: This is particularly true for ChatGPT, but it also counts for MidJourney. The more you put into the prompt, the more likely you'll get what you want.
• Have a back-and-forth: For ChatGPT, in addition to a detailed prompt, you should have a back-and-forth conversation to refine and improve your presentation outline and notes.
• Consider an MJ prompt creator: There are several online prompt creators for MidJourney made by third parties, that give you easy access to things like setting an aspect ratio, or defining a particular style or color palette. A good example is the MJ Prompt Tool by Noonshot, although it hasn't been update for a while. Searching for "MidJourney Prompt Generator" using the engine of your choice will give you a list with numerous similar tools, all of which have their own pros and cons, so try a couple.
• Use Color Words in MidJourney: Put the colors you would like to feature in your image's prompts, and then use those same color words for all your illustrations to get a uniform color palette across your images.

The prompt-engineering rabbit hole goes as deep as you want it to, but these basic tips and tricks should be more than enough to transform your PowerPoint Game.

I'll be the first to admit that using ChatGPT and MidJourney like this feels like something of a kludge. However, generative AI tools are already being integrated into productivity software. For example, Canva has an AI image generator built right into it and Grammarly also includes generating AI now. Microsoft 365 itself has CoPilot, so its worth looking over what these tools can do for you when creating documents. One way or another, there's an AI assistant nearby to help you get stuff done more quickly.

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ChatGPT PPT Maker Prompt: 4 Customizable Inputs for Slides

Last Updated: May 8, 2024 Fact Checked

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Using visual basic editor (vba) codes, using aiprm for chatgpt, creating slide images.

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Do you need to make a PowerPoint presentation quickly? Just ask ChatGPT to generate the outline and slide content. If you want to include images, you'll need to use a text-to-art generator tool like Midjourney in conjunction. Here are the best ChatGPT PPT maker prompts to use with Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides.

Quick Prompts to Generate PowerPoint Slides

• Write an outline for a PowerPoint presentation about the following topics: [topic 1], [topic 2], [topic 3]... It must be [#] slides.
• Write me the VBA code to create a PowerPoint presentation for [topic]. It must be [#] slides.
• Write me the VBA code to create a PowerPoint slide for [smaller topic].

• If you aren't already logged in, enter your account information to do so now.
• Use this method to create the information and data for a presentation in text only. This does not include any design elements.

• ChatGPT will generate a presentation outline with the above parameters. If you approve of the topics and order, proceed. Otherwise, generate the prompt again.

• Expand on the topics in the outline you provided. Tell me more about the important facts and key takeaways from the topics. Include supporting examples and extra details that will help the audience better understand the topic.
• ChatGPT will generate more details on each topic, separated by slide. If you approve of the added content, proceed. Otherwise, generate the prompt again.

• Reformat the previous information into bullet points. Add more detail.

• Use PowerPoint or Google Slides to add design elements, such as color, images, videos, graphs, and more.

• Use this method to generate codes that can be inputted in PowerPoint. You'll need to enable the Developer tab in PowerPoint to use these codes.
• Keep in mind that a full PowerPoint presentation in VBA code may be too long for ChatGPT to generate, so you may only receive snippets for a general template you can modify.

• On Windows, click the Developer tab and click View Basics .
• On Mac, click Tools → Macro → Visual Basic Editor .
• If you don't have Developer mode enabled, go to Files → Options → Customize Ribbon → Main Tabs → check the box for Developer .

• PowerPoint will create a presentation based on the code. It will be text-based, so you'll need to add design elements to spruce it up.

• Click Design at the top.
• Click Designer on the ribbon.
• Scroll through the right panel to view generated designs.
• Click a design to select it.

• Visit the AIPRM download page .
• Click Add to Chrome at the top.
• Click Add extension to confirm.

• With the extension downloaded, ChatGPT's interface will look a bit different.

• You'll see the output similar to method two , and you'll still need to paste it into the Visual Basic Editor to create a presentation.

• ChatGPT can only provide text-based information. If you need image suggestions, you'll need to combine ChatGPT with another tool.

• You can also ask ChatGPT to include the prompt for your text-to-art generator tool. Add the following prompt: Make sure to provide the [Midjourney] prompts for the suggested images.

• If needed, use the built-in tools to adjust the color, placement, crop, or another element.

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How to Use ChatGPT to Create a Presentation

Tired of making presentations the old way? Learn how to use ChatGPT to create a presentation that will wow your audience.

Creating a presentation can be a daunting and time-consuming task. Researching the material, writing the text, styling the slides, adding images, and rehearsing it all consume a lot of time and energy.

What if you could have AI create it all for you? Since ChatGPT can't output files, you can combine ChatGPT with another AI tool and have them build your presentation from scratch. All in a matter of seconds. Sounds good? Read on to learn how.

Create a Presentation From Scratch With ChatGPT

Before diving into creating a presentation with ChatGPT, let's go over the steps involved. We'll use a combination of two AI tools to make this presentation.

ChatGPT is well capable of generating text based on your prompts. You can use ChatGPT to create the text for your presentation slides, but that's about all ChatGPT can do in this case.

The other integral element is SlidesAI . This is a tool specifically designed for Google Slides that can automate the creation of presentations. All you need to do is give it the text and pick a theme style. Then, with a single click, SlidesAI will create an entire Google Slides presentation for you. It'll even attach appropriate stock photos where needed.

Of course, like most other AI presentation tools , the free version of SlidesAI has limitations. You can only create three presentations per month, and the text for each presentation is limited to 2500 characters. You can purchase a paid plan to extend these limits.

Once you've generated the presentation, all that is left is to make some final changes and export the presentation to any format you like. If you want to create a PowerPoint slideshow with AI, you can follow these same steps and then export the slideshow to PowerPoint.

1. Generate the Presentation Text With ChatGPT

The first step in creating a presentation is to generate the text with ChatGPT. To get a proper output, you must provide ChatGPT with some basic information about the presentation, such as the topic, the audience, and the main points you want to cover.

Although this guide exempts you from many steps in creating a presentation, you should always research the topic before using ChatGPT. This way, you'll quickly recognize misinformation in ChatGPT's output, and of course, you won't embarrass yourself if the audience asks you a question.

The prompt you feed to ChatGPT determines the output text, which in turn, determines SlidesAI's behavior and output. It's important to carefully construct your prompt and include everything you want to see.

So, other than the topic, your prompt should include the main points and some structural features like the number of slides. You can see a sample conversation with ChatGPT for this purpose in the image below or through this shared chat link .

Once you have provided the information, ChatGPT will generate the presentation text for you. You can edit and refine the text to meet your needs and preferences. It's best to remove the structural phrases, such as the slide numbers and the image descriptions. Keep only the main text.

If you'll be using the free version of SlidesAI, it's important to note that there are limits on the number of characters and slides. Specifically, the free version has a limit of 2500 characters and can generate no more than ten slides. You can adjust your prompt or edit the ChatGPT output if you need to work within these limits.

If you want to make the whole process even easier and don't feel like editing the AI-generated text yourself, you can use yet another AI writing tool to edit ChatGPT's output.

2. Install SlidesAI for Google Slides

After generating the text for your presentation, the next step is to install SlidesAI for Google Slides . You can do this through the Google Slides add-ons store.

• Go to Google Slides.
• Create a blank presentation.
• Go to the Extensions menu.
• Go to Add-ons and click Get add-ons .
• In the new dialog, search for SlidesAI .
• Click it and then select Install .

SlidesAI will then ask you to sign in with your Google Account. Follow the instructions and then wait for SlidesAI to finish installing.

3. Compile the Presentation With SlidesAI

With SlidesAI installed, you can now begin creating your presentation. You can do this in the same blank presentation you made in the previous step. SlidesAI will automatically add new slides and fill them with appropriate content.

• Open the Extensions menu.
• Select the presentation type and the number of slides from the right.
• Check whether you want SlidesAI to add images or a title and thank you slides.
• Check Replace Existing Slides .
• When all is set, go back to the Text tab and click Create Slides .

SlidesAI will now take the text you generated with ChatGPT and use it to automatically create the slides for your presentation. This can take a while, depending on your input.

Once the AI is done, you'll get a message saying your slides have been created. Close the SlidesAI window and check them out!

4. Add the Finishing Touches and Export the Presentation

Now you can customize the slides and add the finishing touches. Remember that AI is still prone to making mistakes, so proofread your presentation to ensure there aren't any blunders. If the main content looks good, you can then start making visual improvements like adding animations to your slides .

There's a chance that SlidesAI adds irrelevant images to some slides. In that case, you can replace the image with SlideAI's Magic Write tool. This feature considers the slide's content and suggests relevant stock photos.

• Go to SlidesAI and then select Magic Write .
• Click Recommended Images .
• Select an image.

Once your slideshow is all set, it's time to start preparing for the presentation. If you want to present on Google Slides, there's only a little left to do other than rehearse.

If you want to use Microsoft PowerPoint, you can export your Google Slides presentation as a PowerPoint slideshow. Head to File > Download and then select Microsoft PowerPoint .

Create Efficient Presentations in Minutes

Creating a presentation involves a lot of invisible work. In an ideal world, you would dedicate your precious time to researching and rehearsing, and have someone else do the labor of creating the presentation.

Well, now you know exactly how to achieve such a productive workflow. With the help of AI-powered tools like ChatGPT and SlidesAI, you can create a presentation from scratch in a matter of seconds.

You can generate presentation text with ChatGPT by providing basic information about the topic and the main points. Then feed the text to SlidesAI, sit back, and watch as AI does all the work for you. Just remember to proofread it!

4 Genius Ways to Use ChatGPT To Create A PowerPoint Presentation [Updated]

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ChatGPT has gained its prowess as a generative AI capable of assisting humans in a wide range of written communication tasks. You have likely also heard that ChatGPT can code, create music, and accomplish  a myriad of other remarkable feats .  GPT-4 can even identify the ingredients you have in your fridge  and instantly devise a recipe using them. With these capabilities in mind, you may now find yourself wondering: what else can ChatGPT achieve? What about using ChatgPT for making PPT? Can ChatGPT create a PowerPoint presentation?

Can ChatGPT create a PowerPoint presentation?

Yes, it certainly can. ChatGPT can be employed in the process of creating PowerPoint presentations by assisting in generating an outline, crafting slide content, generating VBA codes to automate slide creation, and offering image suggestions to enhance your PowerPoint slides.

In the following article, we will unlock the lesser-known capabilities of ChatGPT that are a source of intrigue for many. We are set to delve not merely into one or two, but rather 4 ways to use ChatGPT to create a PowerPoint presentation—a process often considered tedious and unenjoyable by many.

Join us on this journey as we explore how this AI marvel has the potential to completely reshape the way we conceive of and deliver PowerPoint presentations. 😎

Why Use ChatGPT to Create PowerPoint Presentations?

I mean, why not? 

Traditionally, creating a PowerPoint presentation required a considerable investment of time and effort. From drafting the content and refining the structure to selecting visuals and perfecting the design, each step demanded not only careful attention but also time. 

Imagine having a co-pilot that is already ready at your service, translating the concepts or ideas you have in mind into a coherent presentation. This is precisely where ChatGPT emerges as a transformative tool. Of course, time-saving is just one aspect. There are, in fact, numerous other advantages to using ChatGPT for PowerPoint presentations:

• Idea Exploration and Expansion : ChatGPT lends a helping hand in brainstorming and expanding upon ideas, ensuring that your presentation provides comprehensive information and a range of perspectives.
• Clear and Concise Ideas : ChatGPT ensures that your ideas are communicated clearly and concisely, by assisting you in expressing complex concepts in simple terms.
• Uniform Presentation Tone and Quality : ChatGPT helps maintain a consistent tone and quality throughout your presentation, elevating the overall coherence and professionalism of your content.
• Polished Language : ChatGPT minimizes grammar and language errors, ultimately removing the worry of flaws and grammar errors in your presentations.
• Compelling Storytelling : ChatGPT’s narrative capabilities also mean that you can craft compelling stories that deeply resonate with your audience.
• Effortless Refinements : With ChatGPT’s swift content generation ability, it makes last-minute changes or revisions a quick and effortless process.
• Enhanced Visual Elements : Going beyond text, ChatGPT can also propose relevant images, graphs, and charts that align with your narrative, enriching visual appeal and audience engagement.

How to Use ChatGPT To Create A PowerPoint Presentation

So, now that we know that ChatGPT can be used to create a PowerPoint presentation, let us dive straight into the different methods it can do so.

🔥 Method #1 Use ChatGPT to Create Slides Outline and Slides Content

The first method involves utilizing ChatGPT to formulate a presentation outline . By providing ChatGPT with the topic and key points you wish to cover in your presentation, ChatGPT can swiftly generate an organized structure for your presentation. 

Here is an example: 

Once ChatGPT has generated the slides outline for you,  it becomes a scaffolding upon which you can build the content of each slide. 

Creating PowerPoint Slides Content with ChatGPT

With a clear sequence of topics and subtopics in place, you can further harness ChatGPT’s capabilities by instructing it to expand on each of these points. By providing concise prompts or questions, you can guide ChatGPT to generate detailed content for each slide . 

You can always ask ChatGPT to formulate the slides content in your desired format, and expand the details:

Once you have the slides content,  you can seamlessly transfer this material into your PowerPoint presentation. Copy and paste the AI-generated text onto the respective slides, following the outline and structure ChatGPT has established for you.

How to Insert A Word Document Into PowerPoint?

After pasting the slides content generated by ChatGPT into Microsoft Word,

Step 1: Open the Word document

Open the Word document you want to transform into a PowerPoint presentation in Word.

Alternatively, paste the slides content generated by ChatGPT into Microsoft Word. 

Step 2: Format the text

Clear all the existing formatting of the text and format the text in such a way that Heading 1 aligns with the slide heading, Heading 2 with the slide subheading and Heading 3 with the body text. 

Step 3: Export to PowerPoint (Windows)

If you are on Windows, go to file > export > export to PowerPoint presentation. Once that is done, select “Open Presentation”. 

Step 4: Export to PowerPoint (Mac)

If you are on Mac, save the document as a Rich Text Format (.rtf), and open PowerPoint and insert > outline. 

That’s it! Here is the final product: 

Of course, this is a text-only presentation which still requires you to add design elements, media content, and adjust the layout for visual appeal.

🔥 Method #2 Use ChatGPT to Automate Presentation Creation Using VBA Codes

The next method simplifies the first approach into just a few clicks. It involves using ChatGPT to generate a series of VBA codes , which you can then add to PowerPoint to have them translated into individual slides . In other words, you don’t need to instruct ChatGPT to generate slide outlines, then create slide content, add them to Microsoft Word, and finally transfer them to PowerPoint.

But first, what is VBA? 

VBA , or Visual Basic for Applications in short, is a Microsoft computer programming language which is used to facilitate automation of repetitive Microsoft suite data-processing functions, like generating custom graphs and reports. In this instance, VBA can also be used to automate the process of slides creation in PowerPoint using ChatGPT, an AI that can understand and process both human language and codes.

ChatGPT will generate codes that you can input in  Visual Basic Editor  in PowerPoint, an interface that allows you to write and edit custom scripts that automate actions in PowerPoint. Visual Basic Editor  is part of the Development tools in PowerPoint. 

Here is a sample output : 

Running VBA Codes on PowerPoint

Copy the codes generated by ChatGPT.

And open up the Visual Basic Editor interface in PowerPoint by going to Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor on Mac, or Developer > Visual Basic on Windows.

Then click “Insert Module”, paste the codes, then click “Play”. 

Here is the output :

Ok, I know what you are thinking. The slides look plain and basic. But fret not, as we know a way to generate quick designs and layouts in PowerPoint using  PowerPoint’s native AI-powered Designer .

Designing the Slides Using PowerPoint Designer

PowerPoint Designer enables you to effortlessly turn the plain-looking slides into a polished presentation, by adding images and offering layout and design suggestions. 

What can PowerPoint Designer do?

• Add photo and design to title slide 
• Turn text in the form of lists, processes, or timelines into a graphic
• Organise images and texts into professional layouts
• Provide layout suggestions

Here’s how you can access PowerPoint’s Designer. Simply head over to the Design tab in your PowerPoint ribbon and select the Designer pane on the right side of your screen. 

And there you have it – an instantly polished-looking slide, all achieved with just a few clicks!

🔥 Method #3 Use ChatGPT   to Automate Presentation Creation With AIRPRM 

This method is the simplest among all the approaches we have discussed thus far. No ChatGPT prompts are even necessary. We have found a tool that has ready-made ChatGPT prompts . Behold AIRPRM, a tool that offers ready-made ChatGPT prompt templates for your convenience.

What is AIRPRM?

AIRPRM is a Chrome browser extension designed for ChatGPT. It provides an extensive range of prompt templates that can be combined with ChatGPT to produce top-notch content that aligns with various contexts and applications. You can add the extension to your Chrome browser  here .

Once the extension is installed to your browser, you will notice a complete transformation of your ChatGPT interface. Your ChatGPT interface will now have a variety of options and templates at your disposal. 

Type in “PowerPoint” in the search bar to pull up PowerPoint-related AIRPRM ChatGPT prompts.

Then, in the chat bar, simply follow the format provided and add the topic of the presentation as well as VBA instruction. Then click generate and see ChatGPT do its magic. 

The output is exactly the same as what we get in method #2 when we instructed ChatGPT with our own prompt. Except in this case, you do not even need to spend time brainstorming on the prompt to provide to ChatGPT. AIRPRM has got that covered for you. 

Once ChatGPT has generated the VBA codes, follow the exact same steps outlined in Method #2 to paste the code into the Visual Basic Editor in PowerPoint. Then, run the code to automate the process of generating slides.

🔥 Method #4 Use ChatGPT  to Create Slide Image Suggestions

Okay, at this stage, you might be wondering if it is worth using ChatGPT for creating PowerPoint presentations at all, considering that the output generated by ChatGPT so far is entirely text-based and lacks visual appeal. We encourage you to keep reading, as the fourth and final method involves utilizing ChatGPT to infuse your PowerPoint presentation with a layer of visual excitement.

While ChatGPT is fundamentally a text-based chatbot that cannot produce images, this method entails combining ChatGPT with text-to-art generator tools such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Dall-E, and many more. The goal is to generate image suggestions that can seamlessly enhance your PowerPoint presentation. 

Here is how you can use ChatGPT to add images to your slides once you have created the text-based content with ChatGPT’s help (using one of the methods above). 

This prompt will guide ChatGPT in generating a list of prompts suitable for inputting into a text-to-art generator tool for image creation.

Once you are happy with the art or images generated by the text-to-art generator, then download the images to be included in your PowerPoint presentation. You can further enhance the layout or look of your slides with PowerPoint Designer. 

We also recommend you to add interactive elements such as quizzes and games to your PowerPoint slides once you have created the content, as a study indicates that a majority of 68% of individuals hold the belief that interactive presentations leave a more lasting impression.

68% of individuals hold the belief that interactive presentations leave a more lasting impression. Duarte.com

So, can ChatGPT create a PowerPoint presentation? Absolutely, yes and yes!

From generating outlines and content to automating slide creation using VBA codes, leveraging AIRPRM for prompt automation, and ultimately providing image suggestions, ChatGPT has truly revolutionized presentation creation. If you’re not using ChatGPT to streamline your PowerPoint presentation-making process, you are missing out!

So, make use of the step-by-step guide and the 4 creative ways to use ChatGPT to create a PowerPoint presentation we provided above to integrate ChatGPT into your presentation workflow, and let ChatGPT unleash its transformative potential. With ChatGPT as your creative ally, you will not only save time but also craft PowerPoint presentations that reach new heights of excellence that were previously unimaginable.

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How to Create Presentations with AI using ChatGPT

We all know the hype about ChatGPT, the website-based application developed by OpenAI that answers almost every question you can think about. But what could be its potential to help presenters? Is there room for AI presentations at this current state-of-the-art?

This article will explore what ChatGPT represents for business professionals looking to create quality presentations. As an extra, you will get a case study using ChatGPT to generate ideas to power up a sales presentation. Let’s get started.

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What is ChatGPT?

What does it mean to use ai in presentations, gpt for slides, how to use chatgpt in presentations to engage viewers more effectively, chatgpt free vs. chatgpt plus, case study: creating a smartwatch sales presentation with the help of chatgpt free version (gpt-3.5), best practices for using chatgpt in presentations, alternatives to chatgpt for using ai in presentations, complementary ai for presentations, closing thoughts.

ChatGPT is a deep learning language model developed by OpenAI that is capable of generating human-like text based on the input provided. The main features of ChatGPT include the following:

• Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) : ChatGPT is a cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-based text generation model that utilizes transformer architecture to create linguistically similar text to human writing. This technology has been pre-trained on an immense amount of linguistic data, allowing it to generate intricate and complex sentences with incredibly high semantic richness. Moreover, the output produced by ChatGPT would be 50% longer than usual as it can draw upon a wide range of diverse facts and details to expand upon the original input. This makes ChatGPT an incredibly useful tool for generating long-form written content with ease and fluency.
• Large-scale training : ChatGPT was trained on a massive dataset consisting of over 45 terabytes of text data. The model works by taking contextual cues from the query and utilizing its store of knowledge to craft an appropriate response. Additionally, ChatGPT can learn from user feedback, so it keeps improving over time, providing better results each time the system is used.
• Contextual understanding : This AI tool can model various conversational scenarios using its powerful language modeling and natural language processing capabilities. Therefore, it allows ChatGPT to be able to recognize complex structures of conversations such as discourse, dialogue acts, sentiment analysis, summarization, etc. The system uses large conversational datasets to learn and generate meaningful responses. By modeling contextual information from these datasets, ChatGPT can comprehend nuances in conversations more accurately than existing AI systems. Furthermore, it can perform many other tasks like text classification or text summarization with high accuracy.
• Multiple use cases : ChatGPT can be used for various natural language processing tasks, including question answering, text generation, dialogue generation, and text classification, among others. It is an ideal tool for creating content from a different perspective or brainstorming content ideas.
• Customization : We are speaking about a natural language processing (NLP) tool that can be customized and fine-tuned to the specific requirements of any user or domain. Retraining ChatGPT involves adjusting various parameters such as word choice, sentence structure, and even word meanings to maximize its capabilities for the intended task.
• API-based deployment : ChatGPT can be easily integrated into applications through its API, allowing developers to build custom applications that leverage the power of deep learning for text generation.

All in all, we talk about a multi-purpose tool that can help us for a large number of purposes. Users ought to keep in mind that responses, in some contexts, are not accurate since the software may know about extremely specific topics. Hence, it is constantly learning, and users can correct wrong inputs.

AI tools are used in many different industries, but for presenters, ChatGPT presentations go from the perspective of content generation. Let’s think about the main issues presenters face as “creativity blocks”:

• Not knowing how to break concepts into simple terms or easy-to-apply steps.
• Not knowing how to summarize large chunks of text.
• Getting overwhelmed at the time of picking color combinations.
• Selecting which content should be allocated per slide.

On top of that, we can add lacking presentation skills and feeling stuck when working with time-restrictive presentations as two extra creativity blockers. Although they can be overcome with patience, harnessing new skills, and sometimes asking for professional feedback, AI tools can bring a different perspective. 

Think of slides AI-powered by deep learning as having a coach next to you to help brainstorm ideas for your presentations. You can ask the coach to give you a basic outline of a topic, a selection of titles for an article or presentation, and even take a step further and hint hooks to elevate the performance of your presentation. Some other tools, which we won’t dwell on here, can help generate better graphics or analyze data you need to insert into your slides.

Exploring the potential of AI-generated visuals in presentations

Captivating visuals are a key component of delivering impactful messages to the audience. ChatGPT brings a new dimension to presentation design by enabling the creation of AI-generated graphics. These visuals can be seamlessly integrated into PowerPoint or other presentation software, enhancing the overall quality and appeal of the slides.

Whether it’s generating charts, infographics , or illustrations, ChatGPT can quickly analyze data and generate prompts that can be provided as input used to produce visually engaging content through other AI tools such as Midjourney. Presenters can now spend less time designing visuals and more time perfecting their narrative.

Overcoming challenges and limitations with ChatGPT in presentations

While ChatGPT brings remarkable potential to presentations, it is not without its challenges and limitations. One of the primary challenges is ensuring the accuracy and reliability of AI-generated content. Presenters must exercise caution and review the AI-generated text and visuals to verify their correctness before incorporating them into their presentation. Fact-checking is essential to avoid unintentionally presenting false or misleading information.

Additionally, ChatGPT’s lack of emotional intelligence may hinder its ability to respond appropriately to emotionally charged topics or gauge audience sentiment accurately. Presenters should be mindful of relying solely on ChatGPT for sensitive or emotionally nuanced presentations, as human intuition and empathy remain irreplaceable in such scenarios.

Furthermore, ChatGPT may encounter difficulties with understanding context and providing relevant content. ChatGPT 4.0 encounters these difficulties more often than the legacy versions because of the misuse of premium features by different users. As the model’s capabilities evolve, these limitations are expected to improve. Presenters should keep these limitations in mind and be prepared to fill in any gaps that arise during their presentations.

Incorporating natural language processing in presentation interactions

Natural language processing (NLP) is an amazing enabler that fully supplements ChatGPT and adds lots of strength to the interaction and overall engagement with the audience. In the presence of NLP, the presenter can engage on a real-time basis with ChatGPT while delivering the presentation. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions or seek clarifications about the content of the seminar, and new additions include interactive audience polls.

ChatGPT provides a detailed conversation, for that matter, and is thus able to create corresponding responses, so all Q&A sessions become useful and informative. Besides, since ChatGPT is capable of handling deeper and more complex questions using NLP abilities, the engagement goes further into helping the presenter handle specific questioning from the audience right there and, at that point, hence personalizing the presentation for each viewer.

Sentiment analysis can be done through NLP on the go during the presentation, so that the presenter is able to comprehend the feelings of the attendees present in the room and, therefore, drive the content and delivery according to the sentiments. This helps to make sure that the audience is kept engaged and sits throughout the session without any distractions.

Enhancing audience interactivity with AI-powered Q&A sessions

Q&A sessions enhanced by AI empower audience interactivity. Through ChatGPT, a presenter might be able to engage in long Q&A sessions without being confined by time restrictions. Members of the audience may ask questions, and ChatGPT could then parse and even categorize these requests so that it aids the presenter in giving out thorough and accurate answers.

Additionally, the capacity of ChatGPT to predict follow-up questions can make it more effective in drafting more insightful answers. As a reaction by audiences, they feel more involved and valued in the preparation thus increasing their active participation.

AI-powered Q&A sessions benefit not only the audience but also presenters for the feedback and insights that could be received from the audience. In fact, due to the feedback loop in the communication process, it could be used to adjust what to present in the foreseeable future and how to add value to the audience.

Future possibilities: AI’s role in transforming presentations

As AI technology, including ChatGPT, continues to advance, the future of presentations holds exciting possibilities. We can expect AI to play an even more significant role in transforming the way presentations are created and delivered.

AI-driven virtual presenters might become a reality, capable of conducting presentations autonomously. Virtual presenters could adapt their content and delivery based on real-time audience interactions, resulting in highly personalized and engaging presentations.

Furthermore, AI could aid presenters in speech coaching, offering suggestions for improving delivery, tone, and engagement. This real-time assistance can help presenters refine their presentation skills and deliver more effective talks.

The integration of AI-generated visuals and animations could lead to stunning and immersive presentations, captivating audiences like never before. AI’s ability to analyze audience preferences and behavior can also enable dynamic content generation, ensuring that presentations remain relevant and compelling to diverse audiences.

ChatGPT can produce intriguing content pieces for presentations, and now you can use it to generate the content for your slides, a presentation structure, or even the images and visuals for your presentations, with its built-in integration with DALL-E 3. This AI engine can create ideas and prompts for pictures and visuals that would enhance the quality of your work. Alternatively, you can use other AI tools for image generation with the prompts created by ChatGPT.

Ethical considerations when using AI in presentations

As we embrace the potential of ChatGPT and other AI technologies in presentations, ethical considerations must be at the forefront of our minds. Presenters must be transparent about the use of AI-generated content, informing their audience about the degree of AI usage. In scenarios where AI is not used to generate the exact content for presentations and answers, presenters are not ethically bound to make a statement. However, if AI had a vital role in coming up with the answers presented to the audience, the presenters are ethically bound to make a statement about the use of AI in their presentation.

Additionally, data privacy and security should be given utmost importance. Presenters must ensure that sensitive information is not shared with AI platforms and that data is handled responsibly and in compliance with relevant regulations.

While AI can greatly enhance presentations, it is crucial to retain human oversight and judgment. Presenters should avoid over-reliance on AI and ensure they maintain control over the content and flow of the presentation. AI should be treated as a valuable tool that complements human expertise rather than a substitute for it.

Ultimately, embracing AI in presentations requires a thoughtful and responsible approach, where the benefits of technology are balanced with ethical considerations and human values.

Many of us are already familiar with the basics of ChatGPT, but in fact, this software implements what’s known as a Generative Pre-trained Transformer, the language model developed by OpenAI. Therefore, ChatGPT isn’t the only gateway to use GPT for presentations.

The key to unleashing GPT power in presentation design is to work with the now-released open-access API that allows developers to use GPT in their applications. Multiple applications already count with integrations with ChatGPT and Generative AI, such as Zapier, Copyleaks, Code Snippets AI, and Notion AI , or even our AI Presentation Maker . Another one that truly caught our interest is MagicSlides.

Although this is not equivalent to ChatGPT for Google Slides, MagicSlides is a third-party plugin that allows us to work with the GPT API in Google Slides. To use it, you must count on an OpenAI account to create an API key access to GPT. Working with a single Gmail account is recommended to avoid performance issues. If your Google Chrome profile has multiple accounts, create a new profile from scratch and work only with one Gmail account.

Then, the concept is quite simple: you give the plugin a topic and the number of slides to create, and that’s it. You can add extra info as an optional feature, like instructions for which tone to use, which keywords to list, etc. The outcome is a simple presentation structure in a solid color background; you can customize from that first iteration to your preference, like changing the Google Slides theme color , for example.

Depending on your goals, there are multiple takes on how you can use ChatGPT to make your presentations more engaging. For starters, you can use this deep learning model tool to create AI-powered presentations in the format of interactive Q&As , allowing users to ask questions and visualize the responses live. If your presentation has a multicultural audience, ChatGPT offers the option to provide real-time language translation , which can be integrated via subtitles into the presentation template .

Storytelling is a powerful asset for presentations, and through ChatGPT, users can generate narratives from scratch or based on a set of prompts. These stories can be personalized by adding interests from the audience’s members or preferences, so the story remains relevant to the overall presentation. Another important feature to highlight is that we can generate character dialogues for our stories, making the presentation more immersive and entertaining for the audience. Also, ChatGPT can add contextual data in the shape of statistics or big data information, turning them into understandable pieces of information rather than complex concepts.

In terms of visuals, we can create captions and descriptions or generate alt-text for images, videos, and animations, making them accessible-ready. 

This same take can create accurate virtual tours through ChatGPT, providing information, context, and insights on specific locations during a presentation.

Gamification is another area to exploit through AI-powered presentations, and we can add that element to our slides in the following formats:

• AI-powered quizzes : By integrating ChatGPT in presentations, we can create AI-powered quizzes or trivia games as alternatives to Q&A sessions. This serves to test the audience’s understanding of the topics exposed.
• Scavenger hunts : We can create a presentation powered by ChatGPT in which the audience has to solve puzzles or find content based on the presentation information.

For sales purposes, ChatGPT can help business professionals generate predictive analytics models to understand market trends or customer behavior, making an impact in sales presentations. 

We cannot conclude this section without mentioning the ChatGPT integration procedure’s basics required for some of the features exposed here. As users, we must integrate ChatGPT into the presentation software as an API or a plugin. Then, the input recognition helps the deep learning model understand text input from the user or the audience. Thanks to its NLP (Natural Language Processing) algorithms, the information passed through the ChatGPT API is processed to generate an appropriate response and streamed through selected mediums.

ChatGPT is available to us in two versions: a free version, with ample capabilities but restricted to a number of inputs per hour and advanced tools; and a paid version, with up-to-date features and virtually no restriction for usage. The first version is ChatGPT Free (in its current GPT-3.5 model), and the second is ChatGPT Plus, which uses GPT-4.

Free users might face restricted access or longer wait times during high server demand. This limitation is due to resource prioritization, where the server capacity is allocated to maintain service levels, especially for paying customers. Still, premium users can find themselves restricted by a so-called Usage Cap , which is unfriendly considering it is a paid subscription service. Experience does tell us the limit gets reached sooner if using plugins or GPTs inside ChatGPT.

The response speed is also variable, as the premium members are prioritized. Typically, GPT-4 may feel a bit laggy compared to the paid GPT-3.5 version. For free users, response time will be at its lowest around 1-5 pm PST. 

Although the subscription-fee pricing may sound a bit hefty, depending on the usage of ChatGPT it can be profitable as it reduces the need to hire extra personnel for mundane tasks. Additionally, ChatGPT Plus comes with these particularly attractive features:

• Early access to new features or GPT tooling. Some of these tools are of interest to sophisticated tasks like research and data analysis.

• DALL-E integration: Paid members get full usage of DALL-E, using it solo via prompts to generate images or pair it with useful GPTs for specific purposes, like logo creation, cartoon characters, image generation, and prompt generation (intended for Midjourney).

• Image-to-text: Paid members access image-to-text responses by pasting the images in the input area. ChatGPT will analyze the image’s content and generate a response based on the prompt written by the user.

• Plugins: There’s a broad range of plugins available for users. Depending on your requirements, they get installed into your ChatGPT account and can be activated/deactivated. Remember that some of these third-party plugins may require an additional subscription fee by their creators.

When planning this article, the main objective was to test, from a presenter’s perspective, an introduction to ChatGPT for PPT presentations. Therefore, we devised a hypothetical case: A brand wishes to present its new smartwatch at a live event. The presentation has to be streamed, and there is a select live audience attending the event. This presentation follows the format of other tech presentations like new releases.

What are our main objectives to achieve in this case study?

• Obtain an outline of what the presentation should be about.
• According to the “sales presentation for a smartwatch” requirements, obtain a list of elements to include per slide.
• Generate suggestions on how to engage the audience to buy the product.
• Get insights on which elements to avoid while performing the presentation.
• Repurpose the presentation’s content to another format (article, social media, infographic, etc.)

So, our case study starts after logging into ChatGPT and giving detailed instructions: “Create an outline for a sales presentation about smartwatches.”

ChatGPT generated this presentation outline:

• Brief overview of the topic
• Purpose of the presentation
• Importance of smartwatches in today’s world
• Convenience
• Health & fitness tracking
• Communication and notifications
• Mobile payments
• Time management and productivity
• Display and design
• Operating systems
• Battery life
• Water resistance
• Sensors and tracking capabilities
• Showcase different models of smartwatches
• Highlight the unique features of each model
• Live demonstration of various functions and capabilities
• Share experiences of existing customers
• Highlight the impact of using a smartwatch in their daily lives
• Summary of benefits and key features
• Call to action
• Q&A session

Interestingly enough, it’s time to cross-reference with what we, as presenters, intend to create out of the presentation.

Slide #1 – Introduction

As suggested, the ChatGPT introduction PPT will be handled through the first slide. Since the brand presenting this smartwatch is already established and has brand recognition, the purpose of the presentation shall be to track back to some key features of prior presentations. This implies if the brand has an iconic aesthetic used to start the presentation , that format should be preserved. 

The point about the importance of smartwatches in today’s world is rather obvious given the kind of event; therefore, it will be replaced with some stats on how the brand has helped customers through the years to improve their lives thanks to these devices.

After the introduction is made, it should be immediately followed by an agenda slide .

Slide #2 – Benefits of smartwatches

Instead of generalizing the benefits of smartwatches, this second slide will directly speak about the features to be introduced in the to-be-released unit. It has to mention updates on health and fitness tracking functions (i.e., sleep pattern recognition, medication reminders, blood oxygen, wrist temperature, etc.), which new integrations it offers for mobile payments, productivity tracking apps, and how the notification system is updated. For convenience, we can directly mention a lighter watch specification (in terms of size and weight) or include those elements in the third slide.

Slide #3 – Key features of smartwatches

Now is the time to display your product in front of an audience. Some high-key photos taken by professionals should appear, as well as animations with a 360-degree view of the model. 

Next, we have to talk about the specs. Battery life, display size, and type, display resistance, waterproof/weather resistant capabilities. The new OS version is to be included in the unit, with the revisions listed from a prior version. To conclude, here is a list of the sensors paired with this smartwatch and their expected functionality.

Product demonstration

This point doesn’t have to be a slide. It can be a blank slide. A slide featuring the title “Product Demonstration” or a video. The purpose is to give room to the presenter to engage with the device, showing its functionality in real-time to the audience. Cameras should focus on the watch in detail as the presenter emulates daily life activities using the smartwatch.

Slide #5 – Customer testimonials

This can also be displayed in video format, with happy customers interacting with priorly-released units, to conclude with powerful graphics showing “the future” – a.k.a. the new model released.

Slide #6 – Closing

This is where you can become creative. A good point would be to feature an infographic comparing the functions and key specs between models (to highlight the reasons why users should upgrade). Call-to-actions are to be introduced here, using the element of excitement to create interest in buying the product.

What ChatGPT suggested

We ran the exercise of asking ChatGPT what would be content to list on these slides, and here is the output.

Slide 1: Introduction

• A captivating image related to smartwatches (which we added)
• A brief overview of the topic
• The purpose of the presentation
• A statement about the importance of smartwatches in today’s world

Slide 2: Benefits of smartwatches

• Benefits include convenience, health and fitness tracking, communication and notifications, mobile payments, and time management and productivity.
• An image or graphic to illustrate each benefit.

Slide 3: Key features of smartwatches

• A list of features includes display and design, operating systems, battery life, water resistance, sensors, and tracking capabilities.
• An image or graphic to illustrate each feature.

Slide 4: Product demonstration

• Images or graphics of different smartwatch models.
• A brief description of each model, highlighting unique features.
• A live demonstration of various functions and capabilities.

Slide 5: Customer testimonials

• Quotes from existing customers about their experiences with smartwatches.
• Images or graphics to accompany the quotes.
• Highlight the impact of using a smartwatch in their daily lives.

Slide 6: Closing

• A summary of the benefits and key features of smartwatches.
• A call to action (such as encouraging the audience to purchase a smartwatch)
• A space for questions and answers.

As we can see, ChatGPT’s approach isn’t far from what we accommodate the presentation to be. It is pretty generalist despite mentioning the case in first person during the user input, but that can be expected from AI deep learning models. Reiterative answers in some sections can also happen, although not as noticeable as other alternatives to ChatGPT, which we shall mention later.

Engaging the audience with ChatGPT

Points #1 and #2 of our case study are done, so we move to get suggestions from ChatGPT to engage the audience about buying the brand’s smartwatches.

This AI tool presents us with six different hooks to engage our audience .

• Pain point focus : We have to identify a common pain or problem many people face, then show how our smartwatch solves that problem. For example, it uses the case of difficulties experienced in time management and how a smartwatch can solve that problem.
• Personalization : This hook focuses on how the smartwatch can be customized to fit each individual’s needs and preferences. We can mention changing the watch face, the app market, or using custom bands. 
• Health and wellness : By highlighting the health and fitness tracking capabilities, you can show customers how to lead a healthier and more active lifestyle.
• Convenience : This hook points to using the smartwatch in daily activities such as making phone calls on the go, enabling mobile payments, or browsing notifications without needing to check your phone.
• Emotional connection : Using customer testimonials, you can create personal stories demonstrating a smartwatch’s positive impact on someone’s life.
• Highlighting unique features : This would be your competitive edge. Explain which features make your smartwatch stand out in the market.

Recommendations on presentation mistakes

An advantage of GPT language is the ability to develop accurate recommendations based on the context showcased. For our case study, we asked ChatGPT if there were any mistakes to avoid when giving this presentation about the release of a new smartwatch.

In this case, ChatGPT presents us with seven mistakes that presenters commonly make on topics like this. We can put aside the lack of preparation, as no professional presenter would arrive at a product release presentation without proper practice and assets. 

The second mistake is related to bombarding your audience with technical details, which can end up boring the spectators. Instead, it offers the alternative of shifting focus to the product’s benefits and how it can help solve real-life problems.

Ignoring the competition as a mistake is questionable. You don’t see Apple speaking about Samsung smartwatches in their product releases, nor Sony talking about Nintendo or Xbox when presenting their newest PlayStation unit. That should go more from a preparation side when researching what the competition did to catch the audience’s attention.

Not showing the product! This suggestion surprised us. Honestly, how can you come up with a presentation about a product release and not even show a photo of the product itself?

Failing to answer questions can happen if the presentation stretches long enough to conclude the event, but it is not a common mistake in professional technology presentation events.

Poor visuals and slides, yes, we concede it is a common issue experienced by presenters, especially if they are overly populated with text.

Finally, it lists not practicing the presentation, which we also put aside as we did with the first mistake.

Overall, we ended up with 2 valid suggestions to look for out of the seven suggested. We can always retry the output, but when we tested that, the suggestions were pretty much similar.

Repurposing content with ChatGPT

So what if we intend to use the information in this presentation for another medium, for example, a blog post on the brand’s website ? We asked ChatGPT to give 10 title ideas for blog posts on smartwatches for a tech website.

• “The Top 10 Features of the Latest Smartwatches”
• “Why Smartwatches Are the Future of Personal Technology”
• “How to Choose the Best Smartwatch for Your Lifestyle” – OK
• “The Health Benefits of Owning a Smartwatch” – OK
• “The Most Innovative Smartwatches of the Year”
• “Smartwatches vs. Traditional Watches: Which is Right for You?”
• “Maximizing Your Productivity with a Smartwatch” – OK
• “How Smartwatches are Changing the Game for Fitness Tracking” – OK
• “The Convenience of Mobile Payments with a Smartwatch” – OK
• “The Impact of Smartwatches on the Wearable Technology Market”

Out of the ten titles suggested, half are a good fit for the content of our presentation, which, of course, requires additional research. 

Asking ChatGPT for extra recommendations

So far, the outputs generated by ChatGPT have been interesting from a content perspective. But let’s ask some more questions to test its true capabilities as AI content.

We start by asking, on that same thread, how long the presentation should be.

It gives a vague answer about sales presentations, recommending sticking it below the 30-minute mark. The section about “clear, concise, and engaging manner” is presented as a vice through this thread – we believe we counted about 7-8 times that same sentence repeated in the entire chat.

We move on to another question, this time asking ChatGPT which would be the best visual medium to present a smartwatch: a detailed infographic or a video.

Again, we see the “clear, concise, and engaging manner” phrase in the second paragraph, which is somewhat rephrased in the final paragraph of this output. The suggestion retrieved is that infographics can help sales presentations highlight key features and benefits while also clarifying to the audience what your competitive advantage is. It recommends using videos as a bridge for emotional connection with the audience since they can demonstrate the product in action.

Finally, we wanted suggestions about the color scheme in the presentation slides to encourage customers to buy the product. Below is an image of the output generated.

If you check our article about color theory , especially in the section about color psychology, the suggestions are okay. The question lies in a generalist output rather than explicitly suggesting a color palette for this.

Now it’s time to brief some tips to help presenters extract the potential of ChatGPT for presentations at its current state-of-the-art.

Avoid complex inputs

Asking a detailed question can make ChatGPT crash. You can question whether it is your mistake or just the server overloading. A good practice for this is checking ChatGPT’s homepage, and if the message shown below is displayed, there’s a server outage.

This can be flagged as a partial outage triggered by requests going way higher than the system can handle. Those peaks in navigation are seen at certain hours, especially during the Pacific Time afternoon. A complete server outage can happen, and that’s notified through a different warning, saying the service will be up soon.

Don’t rely on the text generated by ChatGPT

Especially if your intent is to repurpose the presentation’s content for a blog post, be EXTRA cautious when using AI tools like ChatGPT. Google is flagging and penalizing websites that retort to AI content generation . This is explained by the necessity of providing users with the best quality content available for their search queries. Your website can endure a severe demotion in rankings triggered by ChatGPT content.

A good practice is to rephrase the content manually, meaning to actually read what ChatGPT generated and explain it in your own words. That way, ChatGPT becomes an idea generator rather than a content generator.

Take a look at repeated outputs

You can always regenerate the response if the output doesn’t satisfy your needs or rephrase the question to make it more specific. We tested the option of saying “do not include…” but it works randomly. 

Any AI tool for presentation is not intended to become an instant solution, and we cannot assume that we can entirely create a presentation with ChatGPT as the only resource. This process requires patience, skills to give the proper instruction (to avoid those repeated outputs), and a good deal of copywriting skills.

Outlines and title generation

ChatGPT is an amazingly effective tool for creating presentation outlines, helping a common writer’s block. Title generation is accurate, although it falls into the generalist category and can be easily flagged as AI content. We advise you to double-check titles, rephrase, or simply use the output for brainstorming.

Learning a new skill/definition

Say you have to deliver a presentation about a concept you don’t clearly understand – which, under some situations, can perfectly happen. ChatGPT can help you learn that concept to basic professional competence, and you can ask as many questions as desired to get a broader picture of the topic. Think about it as a personal, free coach. 

Of course, do not take the outputs as absolutely true, as some responses can be biased through the machine learning procedures applied. With dedication, you can train ChatGPT yourself and help the community get better responses.

Evaluate emotions

Yes, as cutting-edge as it sounds, the natural language processing features of ChatGPT and its machine learning algorithms help users evaluate their emotions in different datasets. How can this process be accomplished? Let’s go through a basic overview.

• Data Collection : Feed ChatGPT with transcripts from speeches or customer reviews.
• Model Review : ChatGPT uses machine learning algorithms such as Support Vector Machines (SVM) or Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) to develop the emotion recognition model.
• Prediction : After the system processes the information, the output is sent using predictions that can be repurposed into new information.
• Integration : With the new information generated, we can create graphs and charts to turn into visually-understandable data the emotion analysis generated.

This kind of feature is ideal for processing large chunks of data regarding customer reviews and finding common patterns of conflict (i.e., areas in which customer service can be improved).

Despite being the best-advertised option for GPT language tools, presenters should check other AI alternatives for content generation.

In our experience, Jasper one of the best content generator based on AI available in the market. We tested it in multiple scenarios, like generating metas, creating a presentation structure, generating step-by-step solutions, title ideas, and more.

We can work from pre-made templates or directly use the powerful Boss Mode, which is intended for long-format text generation, and it crawls the internet to search for valid answers.

Our objections? Jasper can be reiterative with its answers, rephrasing or reusing the same sentences in the L length (which is the maximum) of text generation. Much like what happens with ChatGPT, some answers fall into the generalist side, meaning there’s room for improvement.

Frase is an AI tool for content generation to improve Google search ranks.

We can appreciate considerable differences in keyword management for content generation (Jasper only allows 3 keywords), maybe due to this tool’s primary intent, which is web content.

Users can generate presentation structure, content briefs, large pieces of content, detailed analysis, and more, and customize where the AI engine is extracting the information from (if SERP, People Also Ask, Questions, Headers, Topics, etc.)

For presenters, Frase can be used to generate speeches or repurpose presentations into quality blog articles. 

Tome.app ppt is a new multimedia tool to generate AI-powered presentations by integrating ChatGPT, Dall-E, and other interesting features.

The free mode offered by Tome is pretty simple. You sign in and then are offered a set of pre-made templates to test. Or, you can hit the create button and create a presentation from scratch. 

You then write what the Tome presentation is about and click on create. Options for selecting which type of illustrations you want to add are listed, and if you intend to create a presentation, an outline, or a story.

It is an interesting take on presentation crafting. However, some users can feel it is restrictive due to using only Dall-E-generated images instead of uploading their photos. 

iA Presenter

Finally, we have iA Presenter, a tool still in the beta stage with a waitlist to access its features.

The proposal is truly interesting: you introduce text that can be extracted from multiple sources, and then you designate which are the headlines (using the # in front of the text). Slides are separate from each other by adding a – – – (triple dash) on the text. 

Images can be easily incorporated, and there are plenty of options to create visual cues, such as gradients, which are better audience magnets than common bullet points.

In this section, we wish to list some of the tools we have tested to speed up the content creation process from scratch. Yet when we consider the future of AI presentation as something vague, these tools have caused an uproar in terms of content development.

As the final AI image generation tool on this list, we should mention Midjourney , an AI tool that has raised controversies when winning an artist competition against real-life artists .

To access Midjourney, you have to apply to the official waiting list. After you are accepted, you’ll receive an invitation to their Discord server – a requirement to interact with the tool.

Like any Discord server, your interactions with the tool are public unless you create a private channel and invite the Midjourney bot to it. This would be our personal suggestion so you preserve the privacy of your projects. Midjourney works with credits in a subscription-based plan (basic tiers allow 200 images per month). The time to process each image depends on demand.

As we have seen with Jasper, DeepAI is a text-generator AI tool based on NLP (natural language processing). Its application is to create creative content as if written by humans, but we found its most powerful application in text translation.

If you used to struggle with making subtitles for your presentations, then take a look at DeepAI now.

Synthesia.io

We can all agree that video content production is expensive. Especially if we have to hire actors to do voiceovers or have them appear in video presentations. Synthesia.io takes video content creation a step further, allowing us to produce realistic videos with realistic AI avatars. These avatars are gender diverse, and they can fit multiple contexts, like doctors, corporate workers, athletes, common people, and even Santa Claus!

There is multiple language support available for Synthesia, with access to distinctive accents (like you want your avatar to talk in Mexican Spanish rather than Castillan). 50 customizable video templates are available for users, and you can also retrieve graphic assets from your computer or royalty-free services like Unsplash or Pexels.

This tool is subscription-based, but you can start with a free trial. For a text-to-video tool, the fee doesn’t sound that expensive, especially considering the outcome and what it would be to produce such reels with real-life actors. We want to highlight that, in some cases, avatars look a bit robotic (like not blinking when speaking), so test the different options available with enough time to craft the best quality video for your needs.

If you want to deliver presentations with realistic AI voiceovers, then you ought to test Murf AI. It is a text-to-audio AI generator, with a library of more than 100 professional voice actors in 20 different languages. Creating voiceovers in Google Slides presentations is an easier task now as you can export voice, voice + music, and even subtitles in formats like MP3, WAV, or FLAC. Exporting to video is another option, but we find tools like Synthesia to be more powerful for this purpose.

What is AI for presentation design?

AI for presentation design refers to the use of artificial intelligence tools and software to assist in creating, enhancing, or automating various aspects of presentations.

What are the limitations of ChatGPT?

ChatGPT can’t be fully trusted for the accuracy of information, especially in matters of recent events or really specific subjects. It often messes up and the response isn’t accurate. Another thing is that it lacks essentially personal experience and feelings. That’s because it is a machine learning model that has been trained on a wide range of text from the internet but does not have the capability to access or retrieve information beyond what it has been trained for based on data up to its last update.

How does ChatGPT handle sensitive topics?

It is coded to avoid engaging in conversations about illegal activities, explicit content, and other sensitive topics. Still, some users have tested this to the limit by rephrasing the prompts to force ChatGPT to answer (for example, in piracy-related conversations). Users should also take into account that some answers may be politically or socially biased.

Can ChatGPT speak multiple languages?

ChatGPT is capable of understanding and generating text in multiple languages, though its proficiency varies depending on the language. Much like Google Translate, English is the base language and the answers are best delivered if asked in English.

Does ChatGPT Plus offer API access?

ChatGPT Plus itself does not offer API access, but OpenAI provides separate API services for businesses and developers.

How does ChatGPT handle user data?

ChatGPT follows OpenAI’s privacy policy, which includes measures to protect user data, but it’s important to avoid sharing sensitive personal information.

What happens if you reach the Usage Cap in ChatGPT-4?

The tool will trigger an error message saying you reached the limit and from which hour it will be available to use again. As a “solution,” it offers to switch to GPT-3.5 to deliver the answer.

Does ChatGPT learn from user interactions?

ChatGPT does not learn in real-time from individual user interactions; it learns from a wide range of data during its training phase.

Can an AI presentation maker help with slide layout and design?

Yes, AI can suggest slide layouts, font choices, color schemes, and design elements to create visually appealing slides. Still, remember that ChatGPT is a language model and not an AI presentation maker on its own.

Is AI capable of proofreading and editing presentation content?

Yes, AI for presentation can proofread and edit presentation content for grammar, spelling, and clarity to improve overall quality. We still recommend pairing it with proven quality tools like Grammarly for reassurance on grammar correction.

The current state-of-the-art for AI presentations is rather incipient. 2022 can be taken as the first year in which AI started to fill the conversation topics and proved itself to be a powerful variant of human-created content, although not a replacement.

We consider there’s room for improvement in ChatGPT for PowerPoint presentations and in all tools presented here, which naturally shall follow through usage. Regarding ChatGPT, the potential lies in idea generation, not copying/pasting extracted content. Think of ChatGPT as an extra tool in your arsenal to become a better presenter, not the panacea for presentation design.

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How to Create Stunning PowerPoint Slides with ChatGPT: A Step-by-Step Guide

You know, as much as I love giving presentations, there's one thing that always seems to trip me up: creating visually stunning PowerPoint slides. I mean, don't get me wrong—I know how important it is to captivate your audience with eye-catching visuals. But let's be real, not all of us are born graphic designers. And that's precisely why I'm so excited to introduce you to my secret weapon: ChatGPT!

ChatGPT is an incredible language model developed by OpenAI that's been a total game-changer for my presentations. Not only can it help me whip up creative and engaging content for my slides, but it also takes the pressure off me to be a design whiz. So, if you're like me and want to take your presentations to the next level, stick around. I'm about to spill the tea on how to use ChatGPT to create stunning PowerPoint slides that'll have your audience hooked.

Step 1: Groundwork

Laying the Groundwork Before we dive into the design magic, we need to get our ducks in a row. And by that, I mean setting some clear goals for our presentation and sketching out a rough outline. Trust me, taking the time to clarify what message you want to send and who you're sending it to will pay off big time.

Step 2: Titles

Jazzing Up Those Titles Let's face it, folks: first impressions matter. That's why I  turn to ChatGPT to craft snappy titles and headings for my slides. Whether I'm presenting on the latest marketing trends or dishing out tips for remote work, ChatGPT helps me reel in my audience with catchy titles that are too good to ignore.

Step 3: Content

Giving Your Content the ChatGPT Touch Now, you might think ChatGPT is just good for headlines, but boy, are you in for a treat. I've been using ChatGPT to generate all sorts of valuable insights and content for my slides—from bullet points to summaries. And let me tell you, it's been a game-changer.

Step 4: Visuals

Amping Up the Visuals Look, I'm all about that visual flair. And ChatGPT has been my go-to for generating suggestions for images, graphics, and visual metaphors that complement my content. I mean, who wouldn't want to sit through a presentation with visuals that pop?

Step 5: Speaker Notes

ChatGPT to the Rescue for Speaker Notes I'm not ashamed to admit it: sometimes, I need a little help with my delivery. That's where ChatGPT comes in. I've been using it to craft engaging speaker notes that keep me on track and ensure my talking points are crystal clear.

Step 6: Call to Action

Ending with a Bang. No presentation is complete without a killer call-to-action. And ChatGPT has been my secret sauce for crafting persuasive CTAs that inspire my audience to take action.

Step 7: Review

The Finishing Touches After letting ChatGPT work its magic, I always take a moment to review and refine my presentation. Consistency is key, my friends.

Step 8: Feedback

Feedback Makes Perfect Finally, I like to get some feedback from my trusted colleagues. A little constructive criticism goes a long way, and ChatGPT is always there to help me iterate based on that feedback.

And there you have it! Thanks to ChatGPT, creating stunning PowerPoint slides has never been easier. Whether you're a presentation pro or a total newbie, I guarantee that this AI-powered tool will be your new best friend. So go on, give it a try, and let ChatGPT transform your presentations into visual masterpieces that'll leave your audience speechless.

You see, in this fast-paced world, presentations are all about making an impact, and with ChatGPT by your side, you'll be equipped to do just that. Whether you're presenting to colleagues, clients, or a room full of strangers, you'll be able to deliver your message with confidence, creativity, and a splash of style.

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With the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence in every task we do, the launch of ChatGPT has led to an all-time high dependency on AI for content generation. ChatGPT created by OpenAI and released in November 2022, is making a Whipple in the complete content industry, from article writing, to post generation. There is hardly anything today that is not being automated using ChatGPT. 

ChatGPT: What is all the craze about?

ChatGPT, short for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer, is an AI model developed by OpenAI . It is built upon the GPT architecture and trained on a massive amount of text data to generate human-like responses in conversation.

ChatGPT leverages the power of deep learning and natural language processing algorithms to understand and generate contextually relevant responses.

Why ChatGPT for your Presentations?

ChatGPT does not essentially build a ready-to-use PPT for you. But being a language model it can generate precise content for all the slides with detailed organizations and all you need to do is put that content on any of your favourite templates.

There are multiple reasons why one should use ChatGPT for building their presentations and some of the key reasons that will immediately motivate you are:

1. Quick Solution for a Time-Consuming Task

Whether talking about the folks from offices or schools or colleges, everyone has a vast curriculum with innumerable assignments to work on. With a quick and easy way to extract relevant content and generate a PPT quickly, while, on the other hand, you would have saved hours surfing the internet and flipping your textbooks to find and sort the content that should go on your slides.

2. Selecting Precise and Relevant Information

The whole purpose of PPTs is to put a large amount of information into a precise format and present it to the audience. Hence it becomes almost essential to be very particular and decide meticulously what needs to be put on those slides. This can often be a time-consuming process and as humans it is actually impossible for us to cover all aspects of the given topic and there is a high probability that we miss out on some crucial sections. 

With the vast data used to build ChatGPT’s AI model, it can accurately identify the crucial topics and organize them for you on slides within minutes, without any hassle.

3. Organizing and Structuring the Slides

Even after having the most accurate and relevant information for your presentation, there is a high probability that it will still be not as effective. The reason is the structuring. PPTs are often very short and hence the orator needs to attract and engage the audience with relevant facts and figures in a proper structure so that they are neither overwhelmed nor bored at any given point. Here, ChatGPT plays a very crucial role in structuring your presentation in the correct way leaving no space for human error. Also, again the fact cannot be emphasized more that ChatGPT can do all this magic in minutes that we would probably take hours or even at times days to do. 

Use ChatGPT for Making PPTs: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

Step 1: search for chatgpt and log in or sign up.

• Open your preferred search engine and search for ChatGPT. Look for the official ChatGPT page on the OpenAI website and click on the provided link.
• On the ChatGPT page, locate and click on the “ Try ChatGPT ” link. This will take you to the main Chat page where you can start working with the model and generate content.
• If you already have an account, log in using your registered email ID. If not, sign up for a new account by following the necessary steps, such as confirming your phone number and signing in through your Gmail ID.

Step 2: Install AIPRM – ChatGPT Prompts Browser Extension

Go back to your search engine and search for AIPRM – ChatGPT Prompts , which is a browser extension designed for ChatGPT. It offers multiple tones and custom writing statuses that can be paired with ChatGPT to generate high-quality content relevant to your specific application and context. Download the extension and select “yes” for any prompts that appear during the installation process.

Step 3: Access AIPRM – ChatGPT Prompts Extension

Once the extension is installed, it will automatically open a new ChatGPT page. You will now see various options that you can select to generate different types of content. Locate the search bar and click on it.

Step 4: Search for PPT

In the search bar, type “PPT” to generate a PowerPoint presentation.

Step 5: Select the Prompt

After searching for PPT, you will see a list of prompts. Click on the desired prompt that suits your needs. The chat bar will now change to accommodate the PPT generation.

Step 6: Provide Prompt Details

In the chat bar, add the name of the presentation and the topic for the PPT. For example, you can generate a PPT on ChatGPT itself.

Following is a sample input of the prompt used to generate a PPT:

Step 7: Generate the PPT

Once you have entered the necessary details, press “Enter” or click on the appropriate button to generate the PPT.

Congratulations! You have successfully generated your own PowerPoint presentation using ChatGPT and the AirRPM extension.

Note: Please remember, if the model is still typing, let it complete the whole content and then you can copy-paste it to any template of your choice. Also, the steps provided are a general guide and may vary slightly depending on the specific interface or updates made to the ChatGPT platform.

Disadvantages of Generating Your PPT from ChatGPT

Although generating a PowerPoint presentation and even for that matter other content from ChatGPT might look like a very tempting and easy method to solve most of your problems, there are a few downsides to it as well. Some of the key things that you should keep in mind while generating PPTs from ChatGPT:

• Although ChatGPT can easily provide very structured content with effective facts included, there is a chance that a human touch of creativity might be missing from the content as machine-generated content can often look very technical, whereas, in a real-world a presentation needs to be engaging, where the ChatGPT lacks.
• More often than not due to the same knowledge bank, the generated content can be extremely generic, and in case the knowledge base does not have a lot of content on the requested topic, the PPT content generated can be very single-tracked not covering as many concepts as needed or expected.
• Another major challenge can be standard content generated for all contexts and hence little customization as per the situation.
• ChatGPT does not provide any graphics or designs for the PPT template, and that is a very important aspect of a PPT. 

ChatGPT offers a convenient and efficient way to generate PowerPoint presentations. By following the simple steps outlined in this article, users can leverage the power of ChatGPT and the AirRPM extension to create high-quality PPTs tailored to their specific needs. By providing prompts and inputting the necessary details, users can effortlessly generate PPTs on various topics of their choice.

FAQs on How to Use ChatGPT for Making PPT

Q1: does content generated by chatgpt contain plagiarised content.

Most ChatGPT-generated content does not contain plagiarism and so it can be used especially for PPTs.

Q2: How can I generate my own PPT using ChatGPT?

You can use ChatGPT in combination with the AIPRM – ChatGPT Prompts Extension to generate content for the PPT on any given topic.

Q3: Is the content generated by ChatGPT accurate?

ChatGPT contains content from a variety of sources and hence there might be a possibility of very minor errors if at all.

Q4: How much does it cost to use ChatGPT for making PPT?

ChatGPT as well as the AirRPM extension are absolutely free for public use and hence there is no cost of generating a PPT using ChatGPT.

Q5: Can I use ChatGPT for other tasks besides making PPT?

Yes, it can be used for almost all content-related tasks like writing articles, creating product descriptions, and even composing music.

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As we've seen with the launch of Microsoft's AI-powered Bing, the company is moving full force ahead with rolling out ChatGPT -flavored services to the masses — and this AI event solidified Microsoft's AI-driven ambitions (h/t DigitalTrends ).

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Microsoft is poised to introduce Copilot to Microsoft 365 apps. Let's break down what this means. Firstly, as it stands now, many developers currently use GitHub Copilot, a tool from OpenAI — the mastermind company that launched ChatGPT — that utilizes the power of AI to help them write code. 

Microsoft plans to harness Copilot's smarts for Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel , PowerPoint, Teams, and more, allowing users to unleash a level of productivity that could never be done before.

As such, in the future, you can simply dictate your ideas to Copilot, and as a result, it can transform your simple prompts into an entire presentation. You can even use Copilot to help you consolidate lengthy slides onto a one-slide summary. The possibilities are endless!

Check out the following use cases below to see how Copilot will power other Microsoft 365 apps.

• Microsoft Word - Get rid of "writer's block" by using the integrated Copilot tool, which can create first drafts for you. You can even ask Copilot which tone you should use (e.g., professional or casual?) to strike the best note with your target audience.
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ChatGPT has continued to dazzle the internet with AI-generated content, morphing from a novel chatbot into a piece of technology that is driving the next era of innovation. No tech product in recent memory has sparked as much interest, controversy, fear, and excitement.

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ChatGPT is a natural language AI chatbot . At its most basic level, that means you can ask it any question, and it will generate an answer.

Using the ChatGPT chatbot itself is fairly simple, as all you have to do is type in your text and receive information. The key here is to be creative and see how your ChatGPT responds to different prompts. If you don’t get the intended result, try tweaking your prompt or giving ChatGPT further instructions. ChatGPT knows the context of previous questions you ask, so you can refine from there rather than starting over fresh every time.

For example, starting with “Explain how the solar system was made” will give a more detailed result with more paragraphs than “How was the solar system made,” even though both inquiries will give fairly detailed results. Take it a step further by giving ChatGPT more guidance about style or tone, saying “Explain how the solar system was made as a middle school teacher.”

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You also have the option for more specific inputting requests for an essay with a specific number of paragraphs or a Wikipedia page. We got an extremely detailed result with the request “write a four-paragraph essay explaining Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.” And remember, ChatGPT is great at making tweaks to previous answers, so you can always ask for more detail, ask it to rewrite something, or ask it further questions.

To see what it can do, try using ChatGPT in daily life or work activities to see how it can help. Ask it to write emails, craft business proposals, fun date night ideas, or even a best man’s speech. So long as it doesn’t break some of the explicit or illegal content rules, the generator will do its best to fulfill the commands. It’s certainly is potential for ChatGPT to begin filling in gaps with incorrect data. As OpenAI notes, these instances are rare, but AI “hallucinations” certainly do happen . The company also notes that ChatGPT, which uses the GPT-3.5 LLM (large language model), currently has “limited knowledge of world events after 2021.” For more recent knowledge of the world, consider using another tool like Bing Chat .

However, OpenAI recently announced that ChatGPT Plus subscriber, who have access to the GPT-4 model, will be able to search the web for up-to-date information .

Even so, you have the option to input queries continuously until you close your browser or reset the thread to clear your previous requests. These chats are then saved in conversations in the sidebar, even automatically naming the chat. From there, you can manage these chats, renaming or deleting them as needed. You can even “hide” specific chats if needed .

You also have the option to use ChatGPT in dark mode or light mode.

Unlike Bing Chat , which can now generate images with Bing Image Creator and receive images as prompts for questions, ChatGPT only provides text outputs. In September 2023, however, OpenAI added the ability for you to use an image or voice as an input for your prompt. It’s currently only available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers.

As opposed to a simple voice assistant like Siri or Google Assistant , ChatGPT is built on what is called an LLM (Large Language Model). These neural networks are trained on huge quantities of information from the internet for deep learning — meaning they generate altogether new responses, rather than just regurgitating specific canned responses. They’re not built for a specific purpose like chatbots of the past — and they’re a whole lot smarter.

This is implied in the name of ChatGPT, which stands for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer. In the case of the current version of ChatGPT, it’s based on the GPT-3.5 LLM. The model behind ChatGPT was trained on all sorts of web content including websites, books, social media, news articles, and more — all fine-tuned in the language model by both supervised learning and RLHF (Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback). OpenAI says this use of human AI trainers is really what makes ChatGPT stand out.

First, go to chat.openai.com . If it’s your first time, you’ll need to set up a free account with OpenAI before getting started. You have the option of choosing an easy login with a Google or Microsoft account, or just entering your email address. You’ll be asked next to enter a phone number ; however, keep in mind that you cannot use a virtual phone number (VoIP) to register for OpenAI. You will then receive a confirmation number, which you will enter on the registration page to complete the setup.

You’ll see some basic rules about ChatGPT, including potential errors in data, how OpenAI collects data, and how users can submit feedback — all of which have some wondering about whether or not ChatGPT is safe to use . Once you’re through that, you know you have successfully registered. You’re in!

After many months of anticipation, OpenAI has finally launched an official iOS app that you can go and download today . The app quickly topped half a million downloads in less than a week and is becoming available in an increasing number of countries .

Instructions for using it aren’t dissimilar to the ChatGPT web application. You do get an extra option for signing in using your Apple ID account, but it otherwise functions nearly identically to the web app — just type in your question and let the conversation begin.

The clean interface shows your conversation with GPT in a straightforward manner, hiding the chat history and settings behind the menu in the top right.

For those who are paying for ChatGPT Plus, the app lets you toggle between GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 too. You can even use the microphone to chat with ChatGPT over voice.

As our mobile editor noted in his experience with the app, it still doesn’t provide a connection to the internet like chatbots like Bing Chat and Perplexity .

Users have been asking for Android support for months, and now, a ChatGPT Android app is finally available . You can find it in the Google Play Store, but it’s limited to certain countries at the moment, including the U.S., India, and Brazil.

Some devices go beyond just the app, too. For instance, the Infinix Folax is an Android phone that integrated ChatGPT throughout the device. Instead of just an app, the phone replaces the typical smart assistant (Google Assistant) with ChatGPT.

Yes, the basic version of ChatGPT is completely free to use. There’s no limit to how much you can use ChatGPT in a day, though there is a word and character limit for responses .

It’s not free for OpenAI to continue running it, of course. Initial estimates are currently that OpenAI spends around $3 million per month to continue running ChatGPT, which is around $100,000 per day. A report from April indicated that the price of operation is closer to $700,000 per day .

Beyond the cost of the servers themselves, some egregious information has recently come out about what else has been done to train the language model against producing offensive content.

OpenAI also has a premium version of its chatbot, called ChatGPT Plus . It costs $20 a month but provides access even during peak times, faster responses, and first access to new features like GPT-4 .

ChatGPT was created by an organization called OpenAI, a San Francisco-based AI research lab. The organization started as a non-profit meant for collaboration with other institutions and researchers, funded by high-profile figures like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk.

OpenAI later became a for-profit company in 2019 and is now led by its CEO, Sam Altman. It runs on Microsoft’s Azure system infrastructure and is powered by Nvidia’s GPUs, including the new supercomputers just announced this year . Microsoft has invested heavily in OpenAI too, starting in 2019.

Many people attempting to use ChatGPT have been getting an “at capacity” notice when trying to access the site . It’s likely behind the move to try and use unofficial paid apps, which have already flooded app stores  and scammed thousands into paying for a free service.

Because of how much ChatGPT costs to run, it seems as if OpenAI has been limiting access when its servers are “at capacity.” It can take as long as a few hours to wait out, but if you’re patient, you’ll get through eventually. Of all the problems facing ChatGPT right now, this had been the biggest hurdle for keeping people from using it more. In some cases, demand has been so high that ChatGPT has gone down for several hours for maintenance multiple times over the past few months.

This seems to be less of a problem recently, though, as demand has normalized and OpenAI has learned to manage the traffic better, but in the middle of the day, it still makes an appearance from time to time.

Although ChatGPT is a very useful tool, it isn’t free of problems. It’s known for making mistakes or “hallucinations,” where it makes up an answer to something it doesn’t know. A simple example of how unreliable it can sometimes be involved misidentifying the prime minister of Japan .

Beyond just making mistakes, many people are concerned about what this human-like generative AI could mean for the future of the internet, so much so that thousands of tech leaders and prominent public figures have signed a petition to slow down the development. It was even banned in Italy due to privacy concerns, alongside complaints from the FTC — although that’s now been reversed. Since then, the FTC has reopened investigations against OpenAI on questions of personal consumer data is being handled.

Speaking of bans, a number of high-profile companies have been disallowing the use of ChatGPT internally, including Samsung, Amazon, Verizon, and even the United States Congress . Apple is also on the list, though Tim Cook stated that he uses it, just weeks after having it banned .

There’s also the concern that generative AI like ChatGPT could result in the loss of many jobs — as many as 300 million worldwide, according to Goldman Sachs. In particular, it’s taken the spotlight in Hollywood’s writer’s strike , which wants to ensure that AI-written scripts don’t take the jobs of working screenwriters.

Beyond that, multiple controversies have also sprung up around people using ChatGPT to handle tasks that should probably be handled by an actual person. One of the worst cases of this is generating malware, which the FBI recently warned ChatGPT is being used for.

For example, Vanderbilt University’s Peabody School was recently under fire for generating an email about a mass shooting and the importance of community. In addition, JPMorgan Chase is restricting the use of the AI chatbot for workers, especially for generating emails, which companies like Apple have also prohibited internally.

There are also privacy concerns. A recent GDPR complaint says that ChatGPT violates user’s privacy by stealing data from users without their knowledge, and using that data to train the AI model.

Lastly, ChatGPT was even made able to generate Windows 11 keys for free , according to one user. Of course, this is not how ChatGPT was meant to be used, but it’s significant that it was even able to be “tricked” into generating the keys in the first place.

Teachers, school administrators, and developers are already finding different ways around this and banning the use of ChatGPT in schools . Others are more optimistic about how ChatGPT might be used for teaching, but plagiarism is undoubtedly going to continue being an issue in terms of education in the future. There are some ideas about how ChatGPT could “watermark” its text and fix this plagiarism problem, but as of now, detecting ChatGPT is still incredibly difficult to do.

ChatGPT recently launched a new version of its own plagiarism detection tool , with hopes that it will squelch some of the criticism around how people are using the text generation. It uses a new feature called “AI text classifier,” which operates in a way familiar to other plagiarism software. According to OpenAI, however, the tool is still a work in progress and is “imperfect.”

Other tools like GPTZero claim to help detect ChatGPT plagiarism, too. Although they work, some extra editing on AI responses can still trip up these tools.

Well, that’s the fun part. Since its launch, people have been experimenting to discover everything the chatbot can and can’t do — and some of the results have been mind-blowing .

Learning the kinds of prompts and follow-up prompts that ChatGPT responds well to requires some experimentation though. Much like we’ve learned to get the information we want from traditional search engines, it can take some time to get the best results from ChatGPT. If you want to get started, we have a roundup of the best ChatGPT tips .

It really all depends on what you want out of it. To start out, try using it to write a template blog post, for example, or even blocks of code if you’re a programmer.

Our writers experimented with ChatGPT too, attempting to see if it could handle holiday shopping or even properly interpret astrological makeup . In both cases, we found limitations to what it could do while still being thoroughly impressed by the results.

But the fun is in trying it out yourself. Whether you think ChatGPT is an amazing piece of tech or will lead to the destruction of the internet as we know it, it’s worth trying out for yourself to see just what it’s capable of.

Following an update on August 10, you can now use custom instructions with ChatGPT . This allows you to customize how the AI chatbot responds to your inputs so you can tailor it for your needs.

You can’t ask anything, though. OpenAI has safeguards in place in order to “build a safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence.” That means any questions that are hateful, sexist, racist, or discriminatory in any way are generally off-limits.

The announcement of ChatGPT plugins caused a great stir in the developer community, with some calling it “the most powerful developer platform ever created.” AI enthusiasts have compared it to the surge of interest in the iOS App Store when it first launched, greatly expanding the capabilities of the iPhone.

Essentially, developers will be able to build plugins directly for ChatGPT, to open it up to have access to the whole of the internet and connect directly to the APIs of specific applications. It’s ChatGPT out in the real world. Some of the examples provided by OpenAI include applications being able to perform actions on behalf of the user, retrieve real-time information, and access knowledge-based information.

It’s currently only available on a waitlist, but early applications to use plugins with ChatGPT include Expedia, Instacart, Slack, and OpenTable — and now there are lots to explore, including the ones we’ve seen as the best ChatGPT plugins to try out.

Outside of the ChatGPT app itself, many apps had been announced as partners with OpenAI using the ChatGPT API. Of the initial batch, the most prominent example is Snapchat’s MyAI .

Essentially, this is a way for developers to access ChatGPT and plug its natural language capabilities directly into apps and websites. We’ve seen it used in all sorts of different cases, ranging from suggesting parts in Newegg’s PC builder to building out a travel itinerary with just a few words. Recently, OpenAI made the ChatGPT API available to everyone, and we’ve seen a surge in tools leveraging the technology, such as Discord’s Clyde chatbot or Wix’s website builder .

What’s the future of ChatGPT and GPT-5?

There’s no doubt that the tech world has become obsessed with ChatGPT right now, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. GPT-4, the next iteration of the model, has officially launched, though it’s currently only available for ChatGPT Plus. We do know, however, that Bing Chat is at least partially built on the GPT-4 language model, even if certain elements such as visual input aren’t available.

But the bigger development will be how ChatGPT continues to be integrated into other applications. Microsoft reportedly made a multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT , which is already starting to pay off. The first integration was in Teams Premium , with some of OpenAI’s features showing up to automate tasks and provide transcripts. Most prominently, Microsoft revealed 365 Copilot , which integrates ChatGPT natural language prompts directly into Office apps like Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more.

There were initial reports that GPT-5 is on the way and could finish training later this year, with some people claiming that it would achieve AGI (artificial general intelligence). That’s a big, controversial statement, but clearly, things are progressing at a rapid pace.

Since then, OpenAI has stated that GPT-5 is not on the timeline and is not currently planned. That being said, the next version, GPT-4.5, is currently training and may be available later this year. OpenAI indicated that it may be done planning as early as September or October.

All that to say, if you think AI is a big deal now, just wait until it’s built into the most common applications that are used for work and school.

ChatGPT remains the most popular AI chatbot at the moment, but it’s not completely without competition. Microsoft’s Bing Chat is the biggest rival, which uses OpenAI’s GPT-4 model as a basis for its answers. Although it requires downloading the Edge browser to use, Bing Chat is free and offers some added features such as different writing modes, image creation, and search links. It even got a significant update recently that introduced features like export, third-party plugins, and multimodal support. There’s also YouChat, which uses GPT-3, an older model from OpenAI, and Forefront AI , which gives you access to GPT-4 and beyond.

The biggest non-GPT competitor to ChatGPT is Google Bard . It’s based on Google’s own homegrown language model, LaMDA, and Google seems intent on competing directly with OpenAI with Google Bard. The most recent updates make it a far more compelling alternative to ChatGPT , even if it’s not quite there.

There are a number of other chatbots out there, some of which are based on Meta’s open-source language model, LLaMA, such as Vicuna and HuggingChat .

Reports suggest Apple has been working on a ChatGPT rival for years , as well, though we haven’t seen it yet. Some reporters say it is “significantly behind competitors” at the moment.

Are ChatGPT chats private?

It depends on what you mean by private. All chats with ChatGPT are used by OpenAI to further tune the models, which can actually involve the use of human trainers. No, that doesn’t mean a human is looking through every question you ask ChatGPT, but there’s a reason OpenAI warns against providing any personal information to ChatGPT.

It should be noted that if you don’t delete your chats, the conversations will appear in the left sidebar. Unlike with other chatbots, individual chats within a conversation cannot be deleted, though they can be edited using the pencil icon that appears when you hover over a chat. When you delete the conversations, however, it’s not that ChatGPT forgets they ever happened — it’s just that they disappear from the sidebar chat history.

Fortunately, OpenAI has recently announced a way to make your chats hidden from the sidebar . These “hidden” chats won’t be used to train AI models either.

When was ChatGPT released?

ChatGPT was originally launched to the public in November of 2022 by OpenAI. The chatbot is based on the GPT-3.5 LLM, which is a fine-tuned version of GPT-3, a model first launched on March 15, 2022. GPT-3 itself, though, has been around for a few years now. It was first released in June 2020, but only as an autoregressive language model.

The predecessors to GPT-3 had very limited public exposure. GPT-2 was announced in February 2019, and the first research paper on GPT was published on OpenAI’s website in 2018.

Will ChatGPT replace Google Search?

Rather than replace it, chatbots are likely to be integrated directly into search. Microsoft has already done this with Bing Chat and Bing, which puts a “chat” tab right into the menu of Bing search.

Even Google has begun experimenting with integrating the smarts of Google Bard into search through its Search Generative Experience . We’re in the early days where all these exist as different products, but it’s not hard to imagine a future where it’s a completely unified experience.

Is Bing Chat the same as ChatGPT?

Microsoft has officially brought ChatGPT to Bing in the form of Bing Chat . After a long beta period, it was officially available to try out. But unlike ChatGPT , Bing Chat does require downloading the latest version of Edge. So Safari or Chrome users are out of luck.

In the early days of its release, Bing Chat was capable of some unhinged responses , but Microsoft has been quick to tame things a bit. It was recently announced that Bing Chat is using the latest GPT-4 language model , meaning it’s more powerful and accurate than ChatGPT . The new Edge Copilot mode also provides a more user-friendly way to get started, offering suggested prompts, links to learn more, and ways to tweak the kinds of answers it gives you. And now with the Windows Copilot , Bing Chat will live right on your desktop.

Is Google Bard the same as ChatGPT?

Unlike Bing Chat, Google Bard  uses an entirely different LLM to power its natural language capabilities. Upon its release, Bard has been using LaMDA, the company’s own model, which stands for Language Model for Dialogue Applications. As has been demonstrated from early on, Bard didn’t have quite the precision in its answers.

Reports indicate, however, that Bard is getting a massive update soon, going from being trained on 30 billion parameters up to 600 billion parameters. That could make it closer to what is possible with GPT-4.

Can you write essays with ChatGPT?

The use of ChatGPT has been full of controversy, with many onlookers considering how the power of AI will change everything from search engines to novel writing. It’s even demonstrated the ability to earn students surprisingly good grades in essay writing.

Essay writing for students is one of the most obvious examples of where ChatGPT could become a problem. ChatGPT might not write this article all that well, but it feels particularly easy to use for essay writing. Some generative AI tools, such as Caktus AI , are built specifically for this purpose.

Can ChatGPT write and debug code?

Absolutely — it’s one of the most powerful features of ChatGPT. As with everything with AI, you’ll want to double-check everything it produces, because it won’t always get your code right. But it’s certainly powerful at both writing code from scratch and debugging code.

Developers have used it to create websites, applications, and games from scratch — all of which are made more powerful with GPT-4, of course. There’s even a plug-in called ChatGPT Code Interpreter that makes programming with AI even more accessible.

What is the ChatGPT character limit?

OpenAI doesn’t set an exact character limit, but it will cut off around its responses at about 500 words or 4,000 characters. If you happen to give the chatbot a request for a specific number of words above 500, you might find that it cuts off mid-sentence somewhere after 500 words.

One way to get around this is just to ask it to “go on” or “continue,” but it depends on the prompt and type of response. Sometimes ChatGPT will more or less repeat the previous answers in different words.

The best way to get access to responses with longer characters is to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus.

Is there a ChatGPT bug bounty program?

Yes. A bug bounty program for ChatGPT was recently announced . The program was unveiled officially on OpenAI’s website , which details the types of “cash awards” that are being offered. They range from $200 to up to $20,000 for what it calls “exceptional discoveries.”

While addressing security researchers interested in getting involved in the program, OpenAI said it recognized “the critical importance of security and view it as a collaborative effort. By sharing your findings, you will play a crucial role in making our technology safer for everyone.”

Do you need to download ChatGPT?

ChatGPT is available via a webpage , so no downloading is needed. However, OpenAI has finally released a free, official iOS app that needs to be downloaded from the iOS app store. For many months, the various app stores were full of fake versions. These are still out there, though, and should be installed and used with caution, as they are not official ChatGPT apps. There is no still no official Android app.

On desktop, there are a couple of ways to install ChatGPT, though. First, you can navigate to the ChatGPT website and save it as a Windows app through Edge. Go to the site, click the ellipsis menu, and hover over Apps.  Select  Install this site as an app  to load ChatGPT from your desktop.

Other tools like MacGPT also allow shortcuts to access the browser service from your desktop.

Can you use ChatGPT on iPhone or Android?

Now that there’s an official iOS app, you no longer have to rely solely on the web app to use ChatGPT on your phone . So, whether with the official app as downloaded through the app store or just the web version, you can certainly use ChatGPT on iPhones. In addition, there’s even a way to replace Siri with ChatGPT on your iPhone, as well as some useful mobile apps like Perplexity AI .

As for Android, you’ll need to rely on the web app. Just as on desktop, type in chat.openai.com to start using ChatGPT.

Can you get ChatGPT to answer any question?

Not exactly. ChatGPT has limitations in the kinds of questions it can answer. First of all, it can’t write about anything that requires internet knowledge after late 2021, which is when its training stopped.

Beyond that, ChatGPT is careful about answering questions that might imply illegal, explicit, or damaging activity. It’ll avoid swearing or political debates, and will (usually) avoid making malware. There is some amount of jailbreaking that can be done to get around these restrictions, but OpenAI is constantly tightening its content policies to restrict unwanted answers. One example of a common jailbreaking technique is the DAN (Do Anything Now) prompt , though OpenAI has worked hard to plug these holes over time.

What is Auto-GPT?

Built on GPT-4, Auto-GPT is the latest evolution of AI technology to cause a stir in the industry. It’s not directly related to ChatGPT or OpenAI — instead, it’s an open-source Python application that got into the hands of developers all over the internet when it was published on GitHub .

With ChatGPT or ChatGPT Plus, the capabilities of the AI are limited to a single chat window. Auto-GPT, at its simplest, is making AI autonomous. It can be given a set of goals, and then take the necessary steps towards accomplishing that goal across the internet, including connecting up with applications and software.

According to the official description on GitHub, Auto-GPT is an “experimental open-source application showcasing the capabilities of the GPT-4 language model. This program, driven by GPT-4, chains together LLM ‘thoughts’, to autonomously achieve whatever goal you set. As one of the first examples of GPT-4 running fully autonomously, Auto-GPT pushes the boundaries of what is possible with AI.”

The demo used on the GitHub page is simple — just create a recipe appropriate for Easter and save it to a file. What’s neat is how Auto-GPT breaks down the steps the AI is taking to accomplish the goal, including the “thoughts” and “reasoning” behind its actions. Auto-GPT is already being used in a variety of different applications, with some touting it as the beginning of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) due to its autonomous nature.

What is GPT-4 and how does it compare to GPT-3.5?

GPT-4 is a more advanced LLM — the most powerful that OpenAI currently offers. At the current moment, OpenAI only offers access to GPT-4 through ChatGPT Plus. GPT-3.5, on the other hand, is the LLM that powers the free ChatGPT tool. OpenAI no longer says exactly how many parameters these advanced models are trained on, but it’s rumored that GPT-4 boasts up to 1 trillion parameters.

Regardless, the results are a fairly dramatic difference between GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 in terms of quality. It offers much more precise answers, is significantly better at coding and creative collaboration, and can provide (and respond to) much longer selections of text. GPT-4 remains the best possible model available, while GPT-3.5 is more in line with some other models available.

Who owns the copyright to content created by ChatGPT?

This is a question open to debate. Much of the conversation around copyright and AI is ongoing, with some saying generative AI is “stealing” the work of the content it was trained on. This has become increasingly contentious in the world of AI art. Companies like Adobe are finding ways around this by only training models on stock image libraries that already have proper artist credit and legal boundaries.

According to OpenAI, however, you have the right to reprint, sell, and merchandise anything that was created with ChatGPT or ChatGPT Plus. So, you’re not going to get sued by OpenAI.

The larger topic of copyright law regarding generative AI is still to be determined by various lawmakers and interpreters of the law, especially since copyright law as it currently stands technically only protects content created by human beings.

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Failed to get upload status for /mnt/data/*filename*

same issue , any solution guys >?!

Same problem please fix…!

THIS WORKED FOR ME!!

I was also using a customGPT and couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t download my csv files. ENabling code interpreter did the trick.

It seems that it may have been fixed.

Just tested it and it seems to work fine now:

• Open a new chat (ChatGPT, GPT4o)
• Ask to create a test file and show the download link
• Download link works as expected.

Can anyone please test/confirm?

Still not working well. I can’t understand at all, no one doesn’t need to work with files. Where are dozens of posts on different sites, how to overcome it and when the developers will fix it…

Not fixed for me as of 30 minutes ago, still getting the same error.

With ChatGPT GPT-4o, try running this prompt: Create a test text file and show a download link for it.

For me, this creates a text file with downloadable link that works when clicked. No error. And I’m able to download the file as normally. I’m on the paid plan (but don’t think this matters).

I am also getting this error message, is there a fix or workaround?

same issue any solution?? plzz

Same problem please fix!!!

Here is what I do to get pptx into local folder,

First Prompt - to generate pptx Summarize this article and generate presentation slide in pptx format ‘’’ Please add the article that you like ‘’’ You will encountered the error Failed to get upload status for /mnt/data/filename.pptx

Second Prompt - to get the python code “python command to generate ppt” it will provide the exact code for us to copy it into jupyter notebook

type cmd to get command prompt and type “python -m notebook” to run jupyter notebook in your local

open new notebook, paste the code and run it

pptx file will be generated in the same folder where you run the code. usually it is inside your user folder like Windows/Users

the python file is only consisted of below

• step 1 pip install python-pptx
• step 2 from pptx import Presentation from pptx.util import Inches

Create a presentation object

prs = Presentation()

Title Slide

slide_title = prs.slides.add_slide(prs.slide_layouts[0]) title = slide_title.shapes.title subtitle = slide_title.placeholders[1] title.text = “Legends of Silat Origins” subtitle.text = “Exploring the Mythical Beginnings of a Southeast Asian Martial Art”

Save the presentation

pptx_file = “Legends_of_Silat_Origins.pptx” prs.save(pptx_file)

Thanks for the possible solution, but exactly (step by step) how do you enable the code interpreter?

No, I am using free account… I don’t think code interpreter is enabled

I can share the python file if you want but I think it is easier to just run it in chatgpt directly

the fun thing about this experiment is chatgpt create the download issue but he also provide the detail code via “python command to generate ppt”

Top Right profile icon > My GPTs > Edit GPT > Toggle on Code Interpreter

Thanks Jason! Found it, but unfortunately when I click on My GPTs nothing happens. Neither in Firefox nor Chrome. I am on the free plan, paid necessary?

Thanks. Worked for me too.

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Other apps -- games, for example -- take teams of people with a wide range of skills, all working in sync, usually for years, to turn out an app. Also:   Okay, so ChatGPT just debugged my code. For real.

How ChatGPT can help you create an app

Now, I do believe ChatGPT can help you with creating an app. But it's not going to do most of the work. That's up to you and your team. But it may be able to save you some time and reduce a lot of effort. And that's a win, all on its own.

So with that, let's look at how ChatGPT might help you create an app.

1. Plan your app

There are roughly 2 million iPhone apps and about 3.5 million Android apps. Finding a unique app offering is going to be difficult, but it's also probably not a good idea to make something that already has a ton of competitors.

Don't limit yourself to ChatGPT to do your research here. Certainly involve it by asking questions like: "Are there iPhone apps that count the days until retirement?" 

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Keep in mind that ChatGPT's training data ends in 2023, so if you want to, say, produce an app that helps  write ChatGPT prompts , ChatGPT originally didn't know what was in the app store. However, ChatGPT can now do web searches , to layer on top of the knowledge it has in its training data. You may need to encourage it to search in your prompts to get to more current information.

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But there's a lot more to planning your app than just basic market research. You'll certainly want to plan out functionality and features, and then craft a user interface mockup. For an app that helps write ChatGPT prompts, you could ask:

I want to build an iPhone app to help write ChatGPT prompts. What should the major and minor features be in such an app?

Try it for yourself -- the answer I got after typing this into ChatGPT was surprisingly complete, and could actually be useful in creating an app. 

Next up is the user interface. I thought that perhaps DALL-E 3 inside of ChatGPT, especially GPT-4o, might be able to generate some sample screens, but ChatGPT responded that it wasn't able to. This will likely get better. While ChatGPT can't draw out a wireframe (yet), you can ask ChatGPT to help you create its main screens: 

Can you describe the screens and user interface elements this app should have?

Again, I recommend you run this prompt, because the AI tool's answers were surprisingly well thought out.

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Once you have your app idea and you've planned out some of the elements of the app, you'll need to think about development and deployment. You might try a prompt like this:

I want to build this app. What do I need to do in order to begin development and prepare for deployment?

I found the answer to be far too general, but probably helpful for a newbie exploring the process. Next, I tried:

Help me set up and configure the Xcode development environment to write this app

This got me closer, but was still too general. I went one layer deeper:

Help me choose a template and configure the Xcode settings for my project. Also, how should I configure Interface Builder?

That actually helped quite a bit. Keep digging and asking questions, keep adding elements to your project, and feel free to ask ChatGTP along the way. But don't forget that there is a wealth of help for app development outside the new world of AI. Don't be afraid to use old-school web searches and dig around for examples and guides. This is a big project and you'll need to use all the resources available.

2. Build your app

This is where the rubber meets the road -- or the code meets the development system. It's where you actually make your product. And it is here that ChatGPT can offer some very interesting -- but very specific -- help.

Let's once again be clear: We're not yet at the point where you can tell an AI tool to make an app for you. Apps are often hundreds of thousands (even millions) of lines of code, spread across hundreds or thousands of files. Today, ChatGPT doesn't handle that scope.

In terms of scope, think of an app as a book or set of books (all the way up to an entire library). Think of a function, method, or subroutine (different terms for what is essentially a small functional unit of code) as a paragraph or a small article, maybe a chapter in a book. ChatGPT can help you at the paragraph level. It can help you structure your chapter. But it has no idea how to handle the entire book.

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But that doesn't mean it can't be a big help. Earlier, I showed you how it might be used to help define user interface elements. You can use ChatGPT to give you specific instructions to put them together. For example:

Explain how to set up outlets and actions to initiate a search for a prompt in an existing set of saved prompts.

That asks the AI to explain how to set up one function in the user interface. You could repeat that over and over with different elements of your user interface. You can also ask it to write a specific function or set up data elements. Let's create a storage mechanism for saved prompts. Here are two you could use one after the other:

Help me configure a storage mechanism for saved prompts. Walk me through using Core Data to save prompts for later access.

The first recommended three storage mechanisms, and I asked it to help with the second, using Core Data. Here, it even wrote some basic code that helps get started with that data storage mechanism.

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First, it helped to set up the storage mechanism itself:

Then it gave an example of how to save a prompt. You can use these bits of code as a starting point, and then add your own code on top of it. But with ChatGPT's help, you've got a good starting point.

It also showed how to retrieve a prompt. Here's where you'd get the data back, but also format it and present it using your own user interface style.

Overall, the takeaway is that you can use ChatGPT to write small, very well-defined bits of code and give you guidance. Think of it as a very talented junior developer who understands the code, but doesn't really see the big picture.

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Finally, don't expect all of ChatGPT's code to work. As I discussed previously , sometimes the AI's code is perfect, and other times it's a complete fail. Kind of like code written by us humans.

3. Deploy your app

In this example, I'm assuming you're building an iPhone app, but these procedures are similar for apps of all platforms. Fundamentally, you don't just finish building your app and it magically appears on folks' devices. Instead, you have to follow procedures specific to each app store to prepare the app, and then to publish it.

To get started with that, you might want to issue a prompt like this:

Walk me through the steps necessary to deploy my app

When I asked ChatGPT, it gave me these six steps, along with a short paragraph description summarizing the steps:

• Register for an Apple Developer account.
• Configure your app's settings.
• Prepare your app for distribution.
• Submit your app to the App Store.
• Wait for app review.
• Release your app.

Here's another good place you can get more value from ChatGPT. You can take each of those steps and ask for more detailed instructions. For example:

Tell me exactly how to configure my app's settings for deployment. Tell me exactly how to submit my app to the App Store.

Keep drilling down. If there's a step that ChatGPT glosses over, ask it for clarification. Imagine you're in a courtroom during a trial and a witness gives an incomplete answer. Keep digging, asking more and more pointed questions, until you get what you want.

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Now, if you're very, very lucky, you've positioned your app as unique from all other apps, have built up a customer base, are raking in the big bucks, and are beginning to think about what model Ferrari to buy, as well as what your next app should be. More likely, though, you'll be supporting customers, fixing bugs, adding features, and trying out new marketing approaches.

No matter what, if you've made it this far, congratulations. Back in the day, I wrote 40 silly little iPhone apps , and ChatGPT would have definitely been a huge help with them. Just think of it as a tool like all your other tools, not as the only tool, and you'll be fine.

Is it better to make an iPhone app or an Android app?

Both are huge markets. If your app is successful, you'll probably want to deploy it to both platforms. Depending on what you want your app to do, it may or may not be more suited to one platform than another. For example, one of my favorite Android apps is Tasker, which lets you customize a lot more of the Android experience than Apple's rough equivalent, Shortcuts, lets you do on iOS. If you were building a Tasker-like app, you'd probably focus on Android.

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Overall, pick the platform you feel most comfortable with and build your app there. Then move it to the other environment.

How can I make sure my app is visible in search results?

If you're talking about search results in the app store, you're going to do a mix of keyword testing and graphics. First, make sure you have a compelling icon and include enough screenshots and videos. Don't leave those out. Then, it's all about the SEO. You're going to need to find the right keywords that make your app stand out. There are many tools for doing just that, and you can ask ChatGPT what some of them are and ask for some help.

What programming languages can ChatGPT help me with?

Pretty much everything. I tested ChatGPT with a dozen top programming languages, and it didn't blink. Then I gave it another ten relatively obscure or obsolete programming languages, and it still stepped up to the job. I'm sure there are some languages not in ChatGPT's library, but I doubt there's any common mobile development language it can't handle.

How long does it take to build an app? 

Short answer: Anywhere from a week to three years. Longer answer: It all depends. How big is your app? What is it trying to accomplish? How experienced are you and your team? When I built my 40 apps (most of which were very similar to each other), the first one took almost a month, and the others took a day or so each -- not counting the 10 or so days it took for Apple to approve each one.

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But other apps can take years. An app to save and recall ChatGPT prompts is way different from, say, the Facebook app. If you're trying to build a Facebook, an Instacart, an Uber, or anything else big, you've got a long road ahead. But if you have a fun idea, expect the process to take somewhere between a few months to a year.

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Here's How to Get Started Using ChatGPT

I f 2023 was the year of AI, then it's looking like  2024 will carry on the trend . You may not have tried out one of the many AI chatbots that hit the scene over the last year, but you've probably heard a thing or two about them. How could you not?  OpenAI's ChatGPT gained 100 million users in just two months . It took Instagram and TikTok two and a half years and nine months, respectively, to hit that same mark. 

The field of AI chatbots and other generative AI tools is expansive and growing. A short list includes Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude.ai, Perplexity, Dall-E and Midjourney, and collectively they're poised to transform how you work, how you get information and how companies do business. But it all got started with ChatGPT.

Learning to use and navigate using AI chatbots will be increasingly important this year, and if one of your goals is to get more comfortable with AI, you're in the right place. Here's what you need to know about getting started with ChatGPT. 

For more, here's an in-depth look at ChatGPT and how AI is changing the way we answer our health questions . 

What is ChatGPT?

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence service that simulates human conversation to attempt to understand your text-based questions and requests and then respond to them. To accomplish this task, the chatbot is pretrained on large data sets (including public webpages) to look for patterns and create understandable and appropriate responses based on your requests or prompts. (The "GPT" part of the name reflects that and is short for "generative pretraining transformer.")

If you really want to dig into what ChatGPT is, we have a handy ChatGPT glossary that can help you make sense of it all.

Before your first ChatGPT prompt…

You can't start asking ChatGPT for help until you make an account with OpenAI. 

Navigate to ChatGPT's login page , and you'll be met with the options to Log In or Sign Up. Tap the Sign Up button and provide your name, email address and a valid phone number to verify your account. Note you'll have to accept a couple of disclaimers from OpenAI before you can start prompting ChatGPT. 

Tweak some ChatGPT settings

After creating your account and accepting OpenAI's disclaimers, you should do a few more things before asking all of your questions. First, I recommend tinkering with a few ChatGPT settings. There aren't too many settings, but the more familiar you are with the options, the better. 

The settings that I suggest adjusting are the Custom instructions , where you can give ChatGPT instructions and parameters for how to answer your prompts. These instructions can include information about you, how long or short responses should be, what your hobbies and interests are, and other specifying information. For instance, I told ChatGPT that I was a big fan of Taylor Swift and Formula 1. But when I would ask what music I should try listening to, or what sports I should try watching, this information did not seem to impact the responses I got. 

Before your first prompt, define your 'why' 

Now that you're set up, you're ready to ask your first question. Before you start typing your prompt, however, stop and think about what you really want out of your query. 

You can ask ChatGPT to do all sorts of things for you, but the more focused you are when you're drafting your prompt, the more focused your answer will be. This practice, commonly referred to as prompt engineering , is important if you want useful answers from ChatGPT. 

Ready, set, prompt

Prompting ChatGPT itself is simple. On ChatGPT's homepage, you will see a bar labeled "Message ChatGPT…" at the bottom of the page. When you have a prompt in mind, simply type it into that bar. 

After you've submitted your prompt, ChatGPT will "think" for a moment, and then return a response to your question. At the bottom of ChatGPT's response, you will see four symbols. A small clipboard, a thumbs up, a thumbs down and a circular arrow. 

The small clipboard allows you to copy ChatGPT's response, the thumbs up and thumbs down allow you to tell ChatGPT if its response is good or bad, and the circular arrow will tell ChatGPT to regenerate its response. Note: Regenerating the response will yield a different response than you got the first time. 

After you prompt…

Even after ChatGPT yields its response, your job isn't quite done. There are still a couple of best practices to consider before putting ChatGPT's response into action. 

Be aware of hallucination : Even if you have crafted a near-perfect prompt, ChatGPT may "hallucinate" in its answer. In the context of AI, hallucination refers to the chatbot returning incorrect and nonfactual information. This is not unique to ChatGPT and can affect other chatbots as well. 

It's wise to double-check any advice you receive, and that's especially true when it's coming from a chatbot such as ChatGPT. 

And that goes for questions around health and self-diagnosis . If you ask ChatGPT if women can use Rogaine (a hair-loss medication with the active ingredient minoxidil), for example, the chatbot may tell you that women can use Rogaine but only the women's formulations. But this isn't necessarily true. A 2017 study found that there is no chemical difference between men's and women's Rogaine . The only difference is the price, which can be 40% more for the women's version. When I was dealing with some hair loss, my dermatologist recommended me to opt for men's Rogaine to save a bit of money. 

Sometimes ChatGPT gets it right. Usually it's close. Once in a while, it's very wrong. Check ChatGPT's answers with a Google search at the very least and, if possible, confirm the answer with professionals. 

The answer is just… bad

I go into this much more in my guide on how to write prompts , but ChatGPT is by no means perfect. It will most likely give you an answer that you're not quite satisfied with. Luckily, it's easy to remedy this issue. 

First, make sure you're asking a detailed question: The more usable information you put in your prompt, the better chance that you get back a usable answer. (You should be willing to go back and refine your prompt if you're not getting the answers you expected.)

Second, ask clarifying follow-up questions. I've found that this produces mixed results. It can sometimes prompt ChatGPT to refine its answer, but it can also just return more garbage. 

Finally, if it feels like you're heading down the wrong path, start a new chat and ask your question again. Note that if you do start over or delete your chat history, your prompts are still on OpenAI's servers.

Does ChatGPT remember what I've asked it?

Your previous prompts will not affect the answers that ChatGPT gives you. I asked ChatGPT to help me brainstorm ideas for a birthday gift for my brother and gave information on his interests in my initial prompt. If I wanted to ask another question about my brother's birthday later, I would need to re-enter the information into ChatGPT. 

This won't be the case for long, though. On Feb. 13, OpenAI announced that it's testing ways for ChatGPT to remember details you've discussed in earlier chats when you create new prompts. OpenAI said it was rolling out the features to a "small portion of ChatGPT free and Plus users this week" and will share plans for a larger rollout soon. If you have access to this new feature and you don't want ChatGPT to remember your history, you can disable it by going to Settings , selecting the Personalization tab and then toggling Memory off. 

For more on AI, here's what to know about ChatGPT's new memory function and whether or not ChatGPT is helpful when it comes to wooing your loved one.

Editors' note: CNET is using an AI engine to help create some stories. For more, see  this post .

June 4, 2024

Why Chatbots Aren’t Working

Four reasons chatbots are not the right interface for AI

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Everyone is betting on AI as the next trillion dollar technology, but there is a big mismatch between user expectations and the reality of what AI apps can deliver. 

Many of the poor user experiences and mismanaged customer expectations around AI apps boil down to a crappy UI - chat .

Here’s why you should (probably) not build a chatbot for your AI app.

1. People don’t know what a chatbot can do

The most frustrating thing about interacting with chatbots is you don’t know what they can do, (and normally they don’t know either).

We’ve seen this before. When Alexa, Siri, and Cortana came out, everyone was hyped about using chat and voice as “the next platform.” Instead, these multi-billion dollar investments all became timer bots.

Why? AI is only helpful when you know exactly what it can do. If an AI can do one task really well, that’s great and helpful. If it can do 10 things decently well, but it can’t do anything else, it’s really confusing because you have to remember what it can do and what it can’t do.

The latest generation of AI chatbots give users the impression they are super smart and can do anything a human can do, so the mismatch in expectations is even greater than when customers got their hands on the first generation of voice assistants.

2. Most of the best AI use cases are workflows

The most valuable use cases for AI are not just free-form text generation. Instead, they are scenarios where AI helps businesses sell more products, reduce their costs, or increase the efficiency of their workforce. 

For example, people want to use AI to automatically draft personalized marketing and sales messages. People want to use AI to automatically transcribe meetings and highlight key takeaways and action items. People want to use AI to create and format presentations faster than before.

While text generation is one piece of these workflows, customers don’t care about tokens and context windows, they just want to get their work done.

In each of these cases, it’s probably better to plug into an existing workflow than to ask users to adopt a new workflow with a chatbot. When integrating into existing workflows, it’s also much easier to create good outputs for a very specific AI problem, connect to upstream data sources, and use AI outputs in other connected apps.

3. Chatbots are not a great interface for design and iteration

One of the most commercially successful uses of AI today is to quickly create many drafts or variations of creative assets like images, videos, presentations, and ads. 

Marketing is a great use case for AI because companies need to generate and test a lot of content, and AI is great at generating lots of content with a lot of variety.

However, one of the issues with AI for design and iteration is once AI generates a good output, it’s not easy to use a chatbot interface to ‘tweak’ an existing output. 

In contrast to existing design tools where there are many different parameters and settings that a user can tweak to generate the perfect output, chatbots don’t surface what edits are possible and they do not provide fine-grained ways for users to control their outputs.

4. Language is just a messy way to communicate

Even if we build ‘super-intelligent’ bots, it’s unclear if chat interfaces are the best way to communicate with them.

Have you ever asked a human to do something only to be disappointed that they did not give you what you need? (never!) Or have you ever written code and gotten a result that you did not expect? (can’t imagine! 😝)

Language is ambiguous, and it’s easy to leave out or miscommunicate important information when you are writing a message. That’s why companies use project management tools and ticketing systems to keep track of work and collaborate.

Chatbots are not a good interface to interact with structured data, and it will probably always be faster to communicate with machines using structured inputs and outputs than ambiguous chat messages.

So how should companies build AI apps? Well, that’s the trillion dollar question! 

Will apps build intelligent UIs that can change depending on what a user needs? Will apps use chatbots with buttons to direct users’ intents? We don’t know the future, but we’re excited to watch all of these experiments play out.

Our philosophy for building AI apps at Plus is to build tools and features that integrate into users’ existing workflows and expose users to AI features in a way that is easy to understand. 

That means…

• Providing discrete options and parameters that users can control - For example, select the slide type that the AI will produce.
• Constraining user inputs and providing examples of good inputs - Don’t give users an open-ended chatbot!
• Focusing on automating existing workflows - Work with and around existing tools rather than ask users to adopt new tools.

We’re excited to see how this space evolves, and whether or not a chatbot posts a takedown of this blog post soon! 😀

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