Recently, there has been significant media coverage about AI, particularly ChatGPT. Much of what is being reported sounds like science fiction, leaving many people with numerous questions.
Are the stories accurate? Does it require special equipment? Is it expensive? Does it require any specific skills?
Yes, it is accurate.
All you need is a computer and an internet connection. The faster both are, the quicker your results.
Anyone can get a ChatGPT account for free. Many AIs are free, but they often limit the number of queries (interactions) per month, and you need to pay for additional queries.
Does it require any special skills? The answer is a little more complicated, but the short answer is no special skills. The more you practice, the better you will get at phrasing more effectively.
How about a real-life ChatGPT example?
Last week, we asked the person who creates our videos to try making a video using only ChatGPT and the script from last week’s featured article.
He is computer literate and has a top-of-the-line computer and high-speed internet, but he has NEVER used ChatGPT before.
He states that the process took less than an hour, including signing up for ChatGPT, downloading and installing the app, and dealing with several user errors. In total, he estimates it required about 20 to 30 minutes of actual work. How long would it have taken to create from scratch? He estimates 6-8 hours, with most of that time spent creating the graphics, which were created by AI. Oh yes, the voice-over is also AI.