Introduction

It's easy to think of ChatGPT as a one-off phenomenon or a hot new trend given its abrupt and sensational emergence on the public scene. But this technology is a harbinger of immense and permanent change. Whether it ultimately succeeds or fails, ChatGPT is changing how we work, play, live, and interact with the world around us. It's also paving the way for the advancement of AI as a permanent fixture and influencer in the human experience.

ChatGPT is evolving fast, making it difficult for anyone to understand and follow its rapid progression. This book is intended to help bring you up to speed on how it works and how to use it. Yes, ChatGPT will continue to advance after this book is published, but you’ll still have a working knowledge of the technology that you can build upon while continuing to learn as changes occur. Further, you'll have skills that will help you adapt to and use other AI models, some inevitably far more advanced as time marches on.

If you feel some unease about AI in general and ChatGPT in particular, know that your gut reaction is common and not entirely unwarranted. This technology will most certainly change the nature of work and how your job is done. But also know that AI is not going to take jobs away from most people. Someone good at using AI will. Be that someone!

You can learn this. It’s not as hard as you think!

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