Bob Leek, Chief Information Officer, Clark County

As a technology executive, I am responsible for providing insight and briefings to dozens of people, including my staff, county executives, elected officials, and the public. I’ve done this hundreds of times. I frequently suffer from writer’s block. I procrastinate and yet pull some of my best work together with minutes to spare. ChatGPT is exactly what I needed, and I’m not ashamed to say that I now use it every day.

I’ve gotten feedback that my writing is sharper and more well-rounded, organized, and crisp. Waste has been reduced.I feel even prouder of my work. As I was telling this story at dinner recently, I could tell my mother-in-law wasn’t getting it. So, I asked ChatGPT to prepare a 400-word article explaining how ChatGPT works to my mother-in-law. Forty-two seconds later, as I watched the words pour out onto the screen, I had it. And then, I did the secret sauce, the actions that make the article mine and not its. The special seasoning on the ribs that’s mine alone.

ChatGPT is a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by OpenAI, a research organization that aims to advance the field of AI for the benefit of humanity. Itis an piece of software that can generate human-like text in response to questions and prompts.

At its core, ChatGPT is powered by deep learning, a branch of machine learning that uses powerful computers to process and analyze vast amounts of data. Those computers were fed a wide range of human-generated text, such as books, articles, and websites, among others. This training enables ChatGPT to learn the patterns and relationships between words, phrases, and concepts, which it can then use to generate new, coherent text in response to promptsor questions like “explain ChatGPT to my mother-in-law”. So, how exactly does ChatGPT work? It is magic.

One of the key features of ChatGPT is its ability to understand the context of a conversation and generate appropriate responses. This means that it can generate text that is coherent and flows naturally, as if a human were writing it. ChatGPT is an incredibly advanced AI technology that has the potential to transform the way we interact with computers.

And here is the final version I used as a reference and follow up email to explain ChatGPT to my mother-in-law, or an elected official, or my friends that wonder what I do all day:

ChatGPT is a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by OpenAI, a research organization that aims to advance the field of AI for the benefit of humanity. It is piece of software that can generate human-like text in response to questions and prompts.

At its core, ChatGPT is powered by deep learning, a branch of machine learning that uses powerful computers to process and analyze vast amounts of data. Those computers were fed a wide range of human-generated text, such as books, articles, and websites, among others. This training enables ChatGPT to learn the patterns and relationships between words, phrases, and concepts, which it can then use to generate new, coherent text in response to prompts or questions like “explain ChatGPT to my mother-in-law”.

 ChatGPT is an incredibly advanced AI technology that has the potential to transform the way we interact with computers 

So, how exactly does ChatGPT work? It is magic.

One of the key features of ChatGPT is its ability to understand the context of a conversation and generate appropriate responses. This means that it can generate text that is coherent and flows naturally, as if a human were writing it. ChatGPT is an incredibly advanced AI technology that has the potential to transform the way we interact with computers.

Great work, right? I’ve used the tool to prepare briefings on the difficulties of expanding broadband networks in our region, on emerging trends in technology, on key risks facing local governments, and on the impact of external factors like climate change or economic conditions on the types of technology investments we should be making. Try it! My conclusion: see ChatGPT for what it can be, a tool to help you succeed at what you do!