A Beginner's Guide to ChatGPT: How to Get Started With the AI Chatbot

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ChatGPT launched more than three years ago, and the AI chatbot has become an institution. It has around 800 million weekly users -- which means roughly 7 billion people still need to get up to speed.

If you're ready to give ChatGPT a try, you'll be joining throngs of people using it for work but even more so in their personal lives. Common uses include finding ...