Conversa sobre Teoria da História com o ChatGPT

Abstract

This interview was made in Portuguese, on February 17, 2023, in the OpenAI portal page with ChatGPT – acronym for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer – an anabolic chatbot developed in partnership with Microsoft and which uses a generative mechanism capable of examine extensive databases and dialogue with users in different languages. Chatbots are computer programs that interact with users through rules and pre-defined phrases existing in a limited set of data, used in the service of telephone companies, businesses and some companies for some time. ChatGPT, however, with its advanced learning system, called GPT3, brought a more natural, fluid and fast communication. He is able to craft longer answers by combining varied information in creative ways. It doesn´  t cut out texts or phrases – as if plagiarizing them –; according to its creators, it learns and improves its answers more and more, creating its own version on various subjects. Launched as a prototype on November 30, 2022, it has since become a sensation for the quality of its responses, generating a broad debate about its uses, risks and repercussions. Upon its launch in January 2023, the program reached over 100 million users and its value was estimated at approximately $30 billion. According to its developers, ChatGPT is also capable of adjusting its responses to the user's profile, facilitating communication and understanding. It was with the intention of getting to know their skills that I decided know this tool better and test their knowledge in Theory of History.