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What Is ChatGPT Doing ... and Why Does It Work?

by Stephen Wolfram

A conceptual guide to ChatGPT

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A conceptual guide to ChatGPT

Stephen Wolfram examines how ChatGPT produces humanlike text, connecting its neural-network technology with broader questions about language and thought. The book offers an accessible account of what happens inside the system, framed by Wolfram’s background in science and computation. Its scope bridges a contemporary AI tool and long-standing philosophical questions, including ideas about language and human thinking associated with Aristotle. The emphasis is on explaining the system and the concepts behind it, rather than on practical instructions for using ChatGPT.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking an accessible explanation of ChatGPT and neural-network technology
  • Readers interested in the relationship between artificial intelligence, language, and human thought
  • Readers curious about connections between modern computing and foundational philosophical questions

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ChatGPT and neural networksLanguage and human thoughtArtificial intelligenceComputational science

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Book overview

Nobody expected this--not even its creators: ChatGPT has burst onto the scene as an AI capable of writing at a convincingly human level. But how does it really work? What's going on inside its "AI mind"? In this short book, prominent scientist and computation pioneer Stephen Wolfram provides a readable and engaging explanation that draws on his decades-long unique experience at the frontiers of science and technology. Find out how the success of ChatGPT brings together the latest neural net technology with foundational questions about language and human thought posed by Aristotle more than two thousand years ago.

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