ChatGPT For Dummies
2nd Edition
Published on 17. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-394-31445-4 (ISBN)
Description
Updated to provide a deeper and closer look at ChatGPT
Expanded and extended, this new edition of ChatGPT For Dummies covers the latest tools, models, and options available on the popular generative AI platform. You'll learn best practices for using ChatGPT as a text and media generation tool, research assistant, and content reviewer. If you're new to the world of AI, you'll get all the basic know-how needed to add ChatGPT to your professional toolbox. And if you've been doing the genAI thing for a while already, this book will sharpen your skills as you apply AI to real-world projects in an ethical manner. You'll get insight on the best practice for using ChatGPT to make your life and work easier and how to write prompts that result in high-quality output.
Understand what generative AI is and how ChatGPT produces human-like responses
Get tips on writing effective prompts and using ChatGPT to generate sound and images
Apply ChatGPT to your daily work or personal life
Discover the best way to fact-check AI-generated content to avoid errors and hallucinations
Anyone using ChatGPT to enhance their work-whether for professional or personal use-will get better results with ChatGPT For Dummies.
Expanded and extended, this new edition of ChatGPT For Dummies covers the latest tools, models, and options available on the popular generative AI platform. You'll learn best practices for using ChatGPT as a text and media generation tool, research assistant, and content reviewer. If you're new to the world of AI, you'll get all the basic know-how needed to add ChatGPT to your professional toolbox. And if you've been doing the genAI thing for a while already, this book will sharpen your skills as you apply AI to real-world projects in an ethical manner. You'll get insight on the best practice for using ChatGPT to make your life and work easier and how to write prompts that result in high-quality output.
Understand what generative AI is and how ChatGPT produces human-like responses
Get tips on writing effective prompts and using ChatGPT to generate sound and images
Apply ChatGPT to your daily work or personal life
Discover the best way to fact-check AI-generated content to avoid errors and hallucinations
Anyone using ChatGPT to enhance their work-whether for professional or personal use-will get better results with ChatGPT For Dummies.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-394-31445-4 (9781394314454)
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Pamela Baker
ChatGPT For Dummies
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Pam Baker is an author and a trainer with over two decades of experience as a journalist focused on the tech industry. She recently won an AZBEE award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for B2B writing. She is author of the first edition of ChatGPT For Dummies and Generative AI For Dummies.
Content
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with ChatGPT 5
Chapter 1: Introducing ChatGPT 7
Chapter 2: Choosing GPT Models in ChatGPT 23
Chapter 3: Warnings, Ethics, and Responsible AI 35
Part 2: Increasing Proficiency in Prompting 43
Chapter 4: Finding the Keys in Prompting Basics 45
Chapter 5: Leveling Up Your Prompting Powers 63
Chapter 6: Manipulating Prompts for More Refined ChatGPT Responses 85
Chapter 7: Learning Advanced Prompting 109
Chapter 8: Grasping Content Engineering Basics 137
Chapter 9: ChatGPT as a Replacement for Traditional Work Processes 153
Part 3: Using ChatGPT in Everyday Situations 173
Chapter 10: Working with ChatGPT in a Roundup of Business Disciplines 175
Chapter 11: Leveraging ChatGPT in Education 203
Chapter 12: Creating Images and Art with ChatGPT 221
Chapter 13: Writing and Editing with ChatGPT 241
Chapter 14: Using ChatGPT in Video and Audio Production 259
Chapter 15: Using ChatGPT in the Real World 281
Part 4: The Part of Tens 291
Chapter 16: Ten Useful Things You Can Do with ChatGPT 293
Chapter 17: Ten Amazing Things You Can Do with ChatGPT 299
Chapter 18: Ten Bold Predictions for the Future of ChatGPT and Generative AI 309
Index 319
Part 1: Getting Started with ChatGPT 5
Chapter 1: Introducing ChatGPT 7
Chapter 2: Choosing GPT Models in ChatGPT 23
Chapter 3: Warnings, Ethics, and Responsible AI 35
Part 2: Increasing Proficiency in Prompting 43
Chapter 4: Finding the Keys in Prompting Basics 45
Chapter 5: Leveling Up Your Prompting Powers 63
Chapter 6: Manipulating Prompts for More Refined ChatGPT Responses 85
Chapter 7: Learning Advanced Prompting 109
Chapter 8: Grasping Content Engineering Basics 137
Chapter 9: ChatGPT as a Replacement for Traditional Work Processes 153
Part 3: Using ChatGPT in Everyday Situations 173
Chapter 10: Working with ChatGPT in a Roundup of Business Disciplines 175
Chapter 11: Leveraging ChatGPT in Education 203
Chapter 12: Creating Images and Art with ChatGPT 221
Chapter 13: Writing and Editing with ChatGPT 241
Chapter 14: Using ChatGPT in Video and Audio Production 259
Chapter 15: Using ChatGPT in the Real World 281
Part 4: The Part of Tens 291
Chapter 16: Ten Useful Things You Can Do with ChatGPT 293
Chapter 17: Ten Amazing Things You Can Do with ChatGPT 299
Chapter 18: Ten Bold Predictions for the Future of ChatGPT and Generative AI 309
Index 319