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After 1.5 million uses of Prompt Perfect, we've answered a lot of questions about AI, ChatGPT, and more.

Here's a list of simplified questions and answers designed to get you started from zero:

1. What is artificial intelligence?
   • Computer systems capable of human tasks, like learning, reasoning, problem solving, understanding natural language, and recognizing patterns.
   • ChatGPT ushered in a new era of AI.
   • Examples of AI systems include:
     • Computers that beat humans at games like chess or Go.
     • Recommendations on Netflix or Spotify or Amazon.
     • Navigation on apps like Waze.
     • Personalized ads on Facebook or Instagram.
     • Fraud detection for credit cards.
     • Chatbots like ChatGPT were a recent breakthrough.


2. What is an artificially intelligent chatbot?
   • An AI system you can chat with.
   • Chatbots are distinct from previous AI systems:
     • They understand natural language.
     • They have expansive general knowledge of the world.
   • Based on that expansive general knowledge, they can generate:
     • Text.
     • Critical feedback.
     • Art.
     • Speech.
     • Answers to complex calculations.
     • Analysis of data sets.
     • Charts and graphs.
     • Code.


3. Why should I care about AI?
   • Desktops, laptops, and smartphones continue to improve the world and people's lives.
   • Those computers will get better and do more.
   • Using AI is easy, so why not try? (see #9).


4. What is ChatGPT?
   • The most popular AI to chat with.
   • It was built and released by OpenAI.
   • And it shattered the record for the fastest-growing consumer app in history.


5. What are the most popular AI chatbots?
   • ChatGPT, by OpenAI.
   • Claude, by Anthropic.
   • Perplexity, by Perplexity.
   • Gemini, by Google.
   • Copilot, by Microsoft.
   • AI Studio, by Google.
   • Grok, by X.


6. What are "prompts"?
   • The messages you send to chatbots.


7. What is "prompt engineering"?
   • Writing detailed messages that try and accomplish specific tasks with AI chatbots.
     • AI researchers are often trying to understand the limitations of the technology, and how to improve it.
     • Large companies are often trying to accomplish specific work-tasks with the technology, like writing code, designing products, or understanding specific documents.
   • We built Prompt Perfect so anyone can easily prompt engineer.


8. What is Prompt Perfect?
   • It automatically improves your messages, which in-turn improves the responses.
   • Makes chatbots easy to use.
   • And teaches you how to write good prompts.


9. How can I get started with Prompt Perfect?
   • OPTION 1 - Prompt Perfect Chrome Extension
     • Make sure you're using Google Chrome.
     • Install the Prompt Perfect Chrome Extension.
     • Navigate to your favorite chatbot.
     • Use the "Perfect", "Feedback" and "Save Prompt" buttons.
   • OPTION 2 - Prompt Perfect GPT 
     • Make sure you're signed in to ChatGPT.
     • Navigate to the Prompt Perfect GPT.
     • Follow the sign-up instructions.
     • TIP: Type "@promptperfect" in any chat.