1Get Started with ChatGPT Prompts
IN THIS CHAPTER, you set yourself up to use ChatGPT and learn the essentials of giving prompts. I suggest you begin by setting up a free research preview account so that you can take ChatGPT for a spin without having to pay. You can then start prompting ChatGPT for information and evaluate the responses it returns.
Assuming you like what you see, you can upgrade from the free account to a paid account, which gives you access to the full range of ChatGPT's features.
Whether you go for a paid account or stick with the free preview account, you can choose settings to control how the account works. The paid account has a few more settings, which we'll cover in this chapter, too.
Toward the end of the chapter, we'll look at how to set up ChatGPT on your other computers and on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
Set Up a Free Research Preview Account
If you want to test ChatGPT before you start paying for it, set up a free account. A free account enables you to use enough of ChatGPT's features to evaluate it effectively. You don't get access to the latest and most advanced features, and ChatGPT may respond more slowly when the service is busy, because it gives priority to its paying customers.
Setting up an account takes only a couple of minutes, so there's no downside. You need to provide an email address, which OpenAI uses as the ID for your account, and a phone number, which OpenAI uses for verification.
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