{"id":7421,"date":"2024-08-27T09:42:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T09:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/?p=7421"},"modified":"2024-08-27T09:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T09:42:03","slug":"chatgpt-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/chatgpt-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT: the latest news, updates, and helpful tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >\u062c\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0648\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span 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href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/chatgpt-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips\/#Is_Copilot_the_same_as_ChatGPT\" title=\"Is Copilot the same as ChatGPT?\">Is Copilot the same as ChatGPT?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/chatgpt-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips\/#Can_you_write_essays_with_ChatGPT\" title=\"Can you write essays with ChatGPT?\">Can you write essays with ChatGPT?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/chatgpt-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips\/#Can_ChatGPT_write_and_debug_code\" title=\"Can ChatGPT write and debug code?\">Can ChatGPT write and debug code?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/chatgpt-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips\/#What_is_the_ChatGPT_character_limit\" title=\"What is the ChatGPT character limit?\">What is the ChatGPT character limit?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/chatgpt-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips\/#What_is_Auto-GPT\" title=\"What is Auto-GPT?\">What is Auto-GPT?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/chatgpt-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips\/#Who_owns_the_copyright_to_content_created_by_ChatGPT\" title=\"Who owns the copyright to content created by ChatGPT?\">Who owns the copyright to content created by ChatGPT?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"dt-post-content\">\n<p>In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, ChatGPT stands out as a groundbreaking development that has captured global attention. From its impressive capabilities and recent advancements to the heated debates surrounding its ethical implications, ChatGPT continues to make headlines.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a tech enthusiast or just curious about the future of AI, dive into this comprehensive guide to uncover everything you need to know about this revolutionary AI tool.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_ChatGPT\"><\/span><span class=\"ui-provider fz b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">What is ChatGPT?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ChatGPT is a natural language <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/best-ai-chatbots\/\">AI chatbot. At its most basic level, that means you can ask it a question and it will generate an answer. 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 \u2014 meaning they generate altogether new responses, rather than just regurgitating canned answers. They\u2019re not built for a specific purpose like chatbots of the past \u2014 and they\u2019re a whole lot smarter.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s based on the GPT-4 LLM. The model behind ChatGPT was trained on all sorts of web content including websites, books, social media, news articles, and more \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_was_ChatGPT_released\"><\/span>When was ChatGPT released?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ChatGPT was originally launched to the public in November of 2022 by OpenAI. That initial version was based on the GPT-3.5 model, though the system has undergone a number of iterative advancements since then with the current version of ChatGPT running the GPT-4 model family, with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/gpt-5-rumors\/\">GPT-5 reportedly just around the corner. GPT-3 was first launched in 2020, GPT-2 released the year prior to that.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_use_ChatGPT\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"dt-heading-how-to-use-chatgpt\" aria-label=\"How to use ChatGPT\">How to use ChatGPT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, go to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\/\">chatgpt.com<\/a>. If you\u2019d like to maintain a history of your previous chats, sign up for a free account. You can use the system anonymously without a login if you prefer. Users can opt to connect their ChatGPT login with that of their Google-, Microsoft- or Apple-backed accounts as well. At the sign up screen, you\u2019ll see some basic rules about ChatGPT, including potential errors in data, how OpenAI collects data, and how users can submit feedback. If you want to get started, we have a roundup of the best ChatGPT tips.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3243142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3243142\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3243142 size-large h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"OpenAI ChatGPT rules and limitations.\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.5\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3243142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Image used with permission by copyright holder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Using ChatGPT itself is simple and straightforward, just type in your text prompt and wait for the system to respond. You can be as creative as you like, and see how your ChatGPT responds to different prompts. If you don\u2019t get the intended result, try tweaking your prompt or giving ChatGPT further instructions The system understands context based on previous responses from the current chat session, so you can refine your requests rather than starting over fresh every time.<\/p>\n<p>For example, starting with \u201cExplain how the solar system was made\u201d will give a more detailed result with more paragraphs than \u201cHow was the solar system made,\u201d even though both inquiries will give fairly detailed results. Take it a step further by giving ChatGPT more guidance about style or tone, saying \u201cExplain how the solar system was made as a middle school teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-9\" class=\"gallery galleryid-3242903 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large\">\n<div class=\"gallery-inner\">\n<figure class=\"gallery-item landscape\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1724751720_355_ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3243145 dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"OpenAI ChatGPT explains how the solar system was made, detailed.\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.4988317757009\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item landscape\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1724751720_168_ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3243146 dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"how to use openai chatgpt text generation chatbot gpt5 3 122\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.499306518724\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You also have the option for more specific input requests, for example, an essay with a set number of paragraphs or a link to a specific Wikipedia page. We got an extremely detailed result with the request \u201cwrite a four-paragraph essay explaining Mary Shelley\u2019s Frankenstein.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT is capable of automating any number of daily work or personal tasks from writing emails and crafting business proposals, to offering suggestions for fun date night ideas or even drafting a best man\u2019s speech for your buddy\u2019s wedding. So long as the request doesn\u2019t violate the site\u2019s rules on explicit or illegal content, the model will do its best to fulfill the commands.<\/p>\n<p>Since its launch, people have been experimenting to discover everything the chatbot can and can\u2019t do \u2014 and the results have been impressive, to say the least. Learning the kinds of prompts and follow-up prompts that ChatGPT responds well to requires some experimentation though. Much like we\u2019ve learned to get the information we want from traditional search engines, it can take some time to get the best results from ChatGPT. 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\u2019re a programmer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3360114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3360114\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1724751720_897_ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3360114 size-large h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"Three different screens from the official iOS app.\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.4538310412574\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3360114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Image used with permission by copyright holder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019t ask anything, though. OpenAI has safeguards in place in order to \u201cbuild a safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence.\u201d That means any questions that are hateful, sexist, racist, or discriminatory in any way are generally off-limits.<\/p>\n<p>You shouldn\u2019t take everything that ChatGPT (or any chatbot, for that matter) tells you at face value. When ChatGPT first launched it was highly prone to \u201challucinations.\u201d The system would repeat erroneous data as fact. The issue has become less prevalent as the model is continually fine tuned, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/2\/21\/24079047\/chatgpt-malfunction-hallucination-responses-openai\">though mistakes do still happen<\/a>. Trust but verify!<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, due to the way that OpenAI trains its underlying large language models \u2014 whether that\u2019s GPT-3.5, GPT-4, GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, or the upcoming GPT-5 \u2014 ChatGPT may not be able to answer your question without help from an internet search if the subject is something that occurred recently. For example, GPT-3.5 and 3.5 Turbo <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.openai.com\/docs\/models\/gpt-3-5-turbo\">cannot answer questions about events after September 2021<\/a> without conducting an internet search to find the information because the data that the model was initially trained on was produced before that \u201cknowledge cutoff date.\u201d Similarly, GPT-4 or GPT-4 Turbo have cutoff dates of December 2023, though GPT-40 and GPT-4o mini (despite being released more recently) have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/community.openai.com\/t\/gpt-4-turbo-knowledge-cutoff-issues\/728680\">a cutoff of October 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While ChatGPT might not remember all of recorded history, it will remember what you were discussing with it in previous chat sessions. Logged in users can access their chat history from the navigation sidebar on the left of the screen, and manage these chats, renaming, hiding or deleting them as needed. You can also ask ChatGPT follow up questions based on those previous conversations directly through the chat window. Users also have the option to use ChatGPT in dark mode or light mode.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT isn\u2019t just a wordsmith. Those users paying $20\/month subscription for ChatGPT Plus or $30\/month\/user for ChatGPT Business, gain access to the Dall-E image generator, which converts text prompts into lifelike generated images. Unfortunately, this feature is not currently available to the free tier. Regardless of subscription status, all users can use image or voice inputs for their prompt.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_use_the_ChatGPT_iPhone_Android_and_Mac_apps\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"dt-heading-how-to-use-the-chatgpt-iphone-android-and-mac-apps\" aria-label=\"How to use the ChatGPT iPhone, Android, and Mac apps\">How to use the ChatGPT iPhone, Android, and Mac apps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3360520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3360520\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1724751721_868_ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3360520 size-large h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"ChatGPT app running on an iPhone.\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.5003750937734\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3360520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Joe Maring \/ Digital Trends<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ChatGPT is available through the OpenAI web, as well as a mobile app for both <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/openai-chatgpt\/id6448311069\">iOS<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.openai.chatgpt\">Android<\/a> devices. The iOS version was an immediate hit when it arrived at the App Store, topping <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/05\/25\/chatgpts-new-app-comes-out-of-the-gate-hot-tops-half-a-million-installs-in-first-6-days\/?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABNAulkjEvg0qlbeul3nJjZAVZzgQEx67BJ5lELc2U56k8LRD1yP5PTJKQ4WjQyT_1-UlO04JPPLGi3zbQPF6OeXXtTzwkTNy7FENLjv2_knTcTR92oCXlxz_HbZA2mfXuG3-u2Al2E7xfNbSlZ5QFC5XmTE_HkdYipE27f9AZFf\">half a million downloads<\/a> in less than a week.<\/p>\n<p>If you can use ChatGPT on the web, you can use it on your phone. Logging on or signing up through the app is nearly identical to the web version and nearly all of the features found on the desktop have been ported to the mobile versions. The app lets you toggle between GPT-4o mini, GPT-4, and GPT-4o as well. 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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3360484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3360484\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1724751721_739_ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3360484 size-large h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"The ChatGPT iPhone app answering the question &quot;how long are canned tomatoes good for.&quot;\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.5003750937734\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3360484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Digital Trends<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s even an official ChatGPT app released for the Mac that can be used for free. The app is capable of all sorts of new things that bring Mac AI capabilities to new levels \u2014 and you don\u2019t even have to wait for macOS Sequoia later this year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_ChatGPT_free_to_use\"><\/span>Is ChatGPT free to use?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3279430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3279430\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1724751721_874_ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3279430 size-large h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"A laptop opened to the ChatGPT website.\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.5\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3279430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes, ChatGPT is completely free to use, though with some restrictions. Even with a free tier account, users will have access to the GPT-4o and GPT-40 mini models, though the number of queries that users can make of the larger model are limited. Upgrading to a paid subscription drastically increases that query limit, grants access to other generative AI tools like Dall-E image generation, and the ability to create custom GPTs.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s 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 2023 indicated that the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/chatgpt-cost-to-operate\/\">price of operation is closer to $700,000 per day.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the cost of the servers themselves, some troubling information and accusations have come to light regarding what else has been done to safeguard the model from producing offensive content.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_created_ChatGPT\"><\/span>Who created ChatGPT?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OpenAI, a San Francisco-based AI research lab, created ChatGPT and released the very first version of the LLM in 2018. 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, the latter of whom left the company after an internal power struggle to found rival firm, xAI.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI later transitioned to a for-profit structure in 2019 and is now led by CEO, Sam Altman. It runs on Microsoft\u2019s Azure system infrastructure and is powered by Nvidia\u2019s GPUs, including the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/nvidia-announces-dgx-gh200-supercomputer\/\">new supercomputers just announced this year. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/23\/microsoftandopenaiextendpartnership\/\">Microsoft has invested heavily in OpenAI<\/a> since 2019 as well, expanding its partnership with the AI startup in 2021 and again in 2023, when Microsoft <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/23\/microsoftandopenaiextendpartnership\/\">announced a multi-billion dollar round of investments<\/a> that included naming its Azure cloud as OpenAI\u2019s exclusive cloud provider.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ChatGPTs_continuous_confounding_controversies\"><\/span>ChatGPT\u2019s continuous confounding controversies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although ChatGPT is an extremely capable digital tool, it isn\u2019t foolproof. The AI is known for making mistakes or \u201challucinations,\u201d where it makes up an answer to something it doesn\u2019t know. Early on, a simple example of how unreliable it can sometimes be involved <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/chatgpt-misidentified-japans-pm-digital-minister-says\/\">misidentifying the prime minister of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/03\/30\/openai-faces-complaint-to-ftc-that-seeks-suspension-of-chatgpt-updates.html\">complaints from the FTC<\/a> \u2014 although that\u2019s now been reversed. Since then, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/13\/tech\/ftc-openai-investigation\/index.html\">FTC has reopened investigations against OpenAI<\/a> on questions of personal consumer data is being handled.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/02\/22\/chatgpt-jpmorgan-chase-restricts-ai\">JPMorgan Chase has threatened to restrict<\/a> the use of the AI chatbot for workers, especially for generating emails, which companies like Apple have also prohibited internally. Following Apple\u2019s announcement at WWDC 2024 that it would be integrating OpenAI\u2019s technology into its mobile and desktop products, Tesla CEO and sore loser Elon Musk similarly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/06\/10\/elon-musk-to-ban-apple-devices-from-his-companies-over-openai-deal.html\">threatened to ban any device running the software<\/a> from his businesses \u2014 everything from iPhones to Mac Studios. Other high-profile companies have been disallowing the use of ChatGPT internally, including Samsung, Amazon, Verizon, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/06\/26\/congress-rules-staff-chatgpt\">even the United States Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also the concern that generative AI like ChatGPT could result in the loss of many jobs \u2014 as many as 300 million worldwide, according to Goldman Sachs. In particular, it\u2019s taken the spotlight in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23742770\/ai-writers-strike-chat-gpt-explained\">Hollywood\u2019s writer\u2019s strike<\/a>, which wants to ensure that AI-written scripts don\u2019t take the jobs of working screenwriters.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, many people attempting to use ChatGPT received an \u201cat capacity\u201d notice when trying to access the site. It\u2019s likely behind the move to try and use unofficial paid apps, which had already flooded app stores\u00a0and scammed thousands into paying for a free service.<\/p>\n<p>Because of how much ChatGPT costs to run, it seems as if OpenAI has been limiting access when its servers are \u201cat capacity.\u201d It can take as long as a few hours to wait out, but if you\u2019re patient, you\u2019ll get through eventually. Of the numerous growing pains ChatGPT has faced, \u201cat capacity\u201d errors had been the biggest hurdle keeping people from using the service more. In some cases, demand had been so high that the entire ChatGPT website has gone down for several hours for maintenance multiple times over the course of months.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple controversies have also emerged from 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. More startling, Vanderbilt University\u2019s Peabody School came under fire for generating <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/22\/tech\/vanderbilt-chatgpt-shooting-email\/index.html\">an email about a mass shooting<\/a> and the importance of community.<\/p>\n<p>There are also privacy concerns. A recent GDPR complaint says that ChatGPT violates user\u2019s privacy by stealing data from users without their knowledge, and using that data to train the AI model. 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\u2019s significant that it was even able to be \u201ctricked\u201d into generating the keys in the first place.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_ChatGPTs_outputs_be_detected_by_anti-plagiarism_systems\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"dt-heading-can-chatgpts-outputs-be-detected-by-anti-plagiarism-systems\" aria-label=\"Can ChatGPT\u2019s outputs be detected by anti-plagiarism systems?\">Can ChatGPT\u2019s outputs be detected by anti-plagiarism systems?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Teachers, school administrators, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/college-student-created-app-can-tell-whether-ai-wrote-essay\">developers<\/a> are already finding different ways around this and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2023\/01\/05\/nyc-schools-ban-chatgpt\/\">banning the use of ChatGPT in schools<\/a>. 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 \u201cwatermark\u201d its text and fix this plagiarism problem, but as of now, detecting ChatGPT is still incredibly difficult to do.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT launched an updated version <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/31\/tech\/chatgpt-check-tool\">of its own plagiarism detection tool<\/a> in January 2023, with hopes that it would squelch some of the criticism around how people are using the text generation system. It uses a feature called \u201cAI text classifier,\u201d which operates in a way familiar to other plagiarism software. According to OpenAI, however, the tool is a work in progress and remains \u201cimperfect.\u201d Since the advent of GPTs in April 2024, third party developers have also stepped in with their own offerings, such as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.com\/g\/g-ifP7V7mmC-plagiarism-checker\">Plagiarism Checker.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_ChatGPT_plugins\"><\/span>What are ChatGPT plugins?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They\u2019re a feature that doesn\u2019t exist anymore. The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/chatgpt-is-getting-internet-access-with-plugins\/\">announcement of ChatGPT plugins caused a great stir in the developer community, with some calling it \u201cthe most powerful developer platform ever created.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, developers would 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. 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.<\/p>\n<p>However, in 2024, OpenAI <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.openai.com\/en\/articles\/8988022-winding-down-the-chatgpt-plugins-beta\">reversed course on its plugin plans<\/a>, sunsetting the feature and replacing them with GPT applets. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OpenAI\u2019s GPT applets were released<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/openai-announce-chatgpt-product-improvements-monday-2024-05-13\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in conjunction with the unveiling of GPT-4o<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, They\u2019re small, interactive JavaScript applications generated by GPT-4 and available on the ChatGPT website. These applets are various tools designed to perform specific, often singular, tasks such as acting as calculators, planners, widgets, image apps, and text transformation utilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_a_ChatGPT_API\"><\/span>Is there a ChatGPT API?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3278937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3278937\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1724751721_85_ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3278937 size-large h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"ChatGPT versus Google on smartphones.\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7786116322702\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3278937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">DigitalTrends<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes. APIs are a way for developers to access ChatGPT and plug its natural language capabilities directly into apps and websites. We\u2019ve seen it used in all sorts of different cases, ranging from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/newegg-chatgpt-ai-pc-builder-dumpster-fire\/\">suggesting parts in Newegg\u2019s PC builder to building out a travel itinerary with just a few words. Many apps had been announced as partners with OpenAI using the ChatGPT API. Of the initial batch, the most prominent example is Snapchat\u2019s MyAI.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, OpenAI made the ChatGPT API available to everyone, and we\u2019ve seen a surge in tools leveraging the technology, such as Discord\u2019s Clyde chatbot or Wix\u2019s website builder. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most recently, GPT-4 has been made available as an API \u201cfor developers to build applications and services.\u201d Some of the companies that have already integrated GPT-4 include Duolingo, Be My Eyes, Stripe, and Khan Academy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_future_of_ChatGPT\"><\/span>What\u2019s the future of ChatGPT?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that the tech world has become obsessed with ChatGPT right now, and it\u2019s not slowing down anytime soon. But the bigger development will be how ChatGPT continues to be integrated into other applications.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/gpt-5-rumors\/\">GPT-5 is the rumored next significant step up in, which has been teased and talked about ad nauseam over the past year. Some say that it will finish training as early as in December of 2024, paving the way toward AGI (artificial general intelligence). OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has compared it to having Ph.D.-level intelligence, while others have said it will lead to AI with better memory and reasoning. The timing seems very uncertain though, but it seems like it could launch sometime in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond GPT-5, plenty of AI enthusiasts and forecasters have predicted where this technology is headed. Last year, Shane Legg, Google DeepMind\u2019s co-founder and chief AGI scientist,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/time100-ai\/6310659\/shane-legg\/\">told Time Magazine<\/a>\u00a0that he estimates there to be a 50% chance that AGI will be developed by 2028. Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, is even more bullish,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dwarkeshpatel.com\/p\/dario-amodei\">claiming last August<\/a>\u00a0that \u201chuman-level\u201d AI could arrive in the next two to three years. For his part, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues that AGI could be achieved\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6342827\/ceo-of-the-year-2023-sam-altman\/\">within the next half-decade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All that to say, if you think AI is a big deal now, we\u2019re clearly still in the early days.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ChatGPT_alternatives_worth_trying\"><\/span>ChatGPT alternatives worth trying<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3351544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3351544\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1724751721_25_ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3351544 size-large h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"Bing Chat open on a smartphone showing visual results.\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777778\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3351544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ChatGPT remains the most popular AI chatbot, but it\u2019s not without competition. Microsoft\u2019s Copilot is a significant rival, even though Microsoft has invested heavily with the AI startup and Copilot itself leverages the GPT-4 model for its answers.<\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/gemini-ai-comes-to-google-workspace-sidebar\/\">Gemini AI (formerly Google Bard) is another such competitor. Built on Google\u2019s own transformer architecture, this family of multimodal AI models can both understand and generate text, images, audio, videos, and code. First released in March, 2o23, Gemini is available in 46 languages and in 239 countries and territories. One of its big advantages is that Gemini can generate images for free, while you\u2019ll have to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in OpenAI\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Anthropic\u2019s Claude family of AI have also emerged as serious challengers to ChatGPT\u2019s dominance. In June 2024, the AI startup announced that its recently released Claude 3.5 Sonnet model outperformed both GPT-4o and Gemini Pro 1.5 at a host of industry benchmarks and significantly outperformed the older Claude 3.0 Opus by double digits while consuming 50 percent less energy.<\/p>\n<p>Meta, the parent company to Facebook, has also spent the last few years developing its own AI chatbot based on its family of Llama large language models. The company finally revealed its chatbot in April 2024, dubbed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2024\/04\/meta-ai-assistant-built-with-llama-3\/\">Meta AI, and revealed that it leverages the company\u2019s latest to date model, Llama 3<\/a>. The assistant is available in more than a dozen countries and operates across Meta\u2019s app suite, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Apple had long been rumored to be working on an artificial intelligence system of its own, and proved the world right at WWDC 2024 in June, where the company revealed Apple Intelligence. The AI is \u201ccomprised of highly capable large language and diffusion models specialized for your everyday tasks\u201d and designed to help iPhone, iPad, and Mac users streamline many of their most common everyday tasks across apps. Apple\u2019s AI is expected to begin rolling out to users alongside the iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and Mac Sequoia software releases in fall 2024.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_things_to_know_about_ChatGPT\"><\/span>Other things to know about ChatGPT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_ChatGPT_chats_private\"><\/span>Are ChatGPT chats private?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>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\u2019t mean a human is looking through every question you ask ChatGPT, but there\u2019s a reason OpenAI warns against providing any personal information to ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that if you don\u2019t 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\u2019s not that ChatGPT forgets they ever happened \u2014 it\u2019s just that they disappear from the sidebar chat history.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, OpenAI has recently announced a way to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/chatgp-private-mode-how-to-use\/\">make your chats hidden from the sidebar. These \u201chidden\u201d chats won\u2019t be used to train AI models either. You can also opt out of allowing OpenAI to train its models in the settings.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_ChatGPT_replace_Google_Search\"><\/span>Will ChatGPT replace Google Search?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Rather than replace it, generative AI features are being integrated directly into search. Microsoft started things off by integrating Copilot right into its own search engine, which puts a \u201cchat\u201d tab right into the menu of Bing search. Google, of course, made its big move with AI Overviews, which uses AI-generated answers in place of traditional search results. It launched first through its Search Generative Experience, but rolled out widely in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, this kind of AI is different than just Gemini or ChatGPT. And yet, it\u2019s also undeniable that AI will play an important role in the future of search in the near future. Despite all the problems with AI Overviews, Google seems committed to making it work.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Copilot_the_same_as_ChatGPT\"><\/span>Is Copilot the same as ChatGPT?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3283841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3283841\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1724751721_15_ChatGPT-the-latest-news-updates-and-helpful-tips.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3283841 size-large h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"Bing Chat shown on a laptop.\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.5003750937734\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3283841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Jacob Roach \/ Digital Trends<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Copilot and ChatGPT are capable of similar things, they\u2019re not exactly the same. Copilot, even though it runs the same GPT-4 model as ChatGPT, is an entirely separate product that has been fine-tuned by Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft, as part of its multi-billion dollar investment into OpenAI, originally brought ChatGPT to Bing in the form of Bing Chat. But unlike ChatGPT, Bing Chat required downloading the latest version of Edge at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Bing Chat has since been completely retooled into Copilot, which has seemingly become Microsoft\u2019s most important product. It\u2019s integrated into Microsoft 365 apps through Copilot Pro, while the Copilot+ expands the AI capabilities deep into Windows and laptop hardware.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_write_essays_with_ChatGPT\"><\/span>Can you write essays with ChatGPT?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>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\u2019s even demonstrated the ability to earn students surprisingly good grades in essay writing.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_ChatGPT_write_and_debug_code\"><\/span>Can ChatGPT write and debug code?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Absolutely. It\u2019s one of the most powerful features of ChatGPT. As with everything with AI, you\u2019ll want to double-check everything it produces, because it won\u2019t always get your code right. But it\u2019s certainly powerful at both writing code from scratch and debugging code. Developers have used it to create websites, applications, and games from scratch \u2014 all of which are made more powerful with GPT-4, of course.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_ChatGPT_character_limit\"><\/span>What is the ChatGPT character limit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>ChatGPT doesn\u2019t have a hard character limit. However, the size of the context window (essentially, how long you can make your prompt), depends on the tier of ChatGPT you\u2019re using. Free tier users receive just 8,000 characters, while Plus and Teams subscribers receive 32k-charcter context windows, and Enterprise users get a whopping 128k characters to play with.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Auto-GPT\"><\/span>What is Auto-GPT?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Built on GPT-4, Auto-GPT is the latest evolution of AI technology to cause a stir in the industry. It\u2019s not directly related to ChatGPT or OpenAI \u2014 instead, it\u2019s an open-source Python application that got into the hands of developers all over the internet <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Torantulino\/Auto-GPT\">when it was published on GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official description on GitHub, Auto-GPT is an \u201cexperimental open-source application showcasing the capabilities of the GPT-4 language model. This program, driven by GPT-4, chains together LLM \u2018thoughts\u2019, 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The demo used on the GitHub page is simple \u2014 just create a recipe appropriate for Easter and save it to a file. What\u2019s neat is how Auto-GPT breaks down the steps the AI is taking to accomplish the goal, including the \u201cthoughts\u201d and \u201creasoning\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_owns_the_copyright_to_content_created_by_ChatGPT\"><\/span>Who owns the copyright to content created by ChatGPT?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is a question open to debate. Much of the conversation around copyright and AI is ongoing, with some saying generative AI is \u201cstealing\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p>According to OpenAI, however, you have the right to reprint, sell, and merchandise anything that was created with ChatGPT or ChatGPT Plus. 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