How AI models like Chat GPT can impact our future?

Chat GPT is something which has become the talk of the town recently, specially in the tech domain. Unless you are living under a rock, you must have at least heard of it. In short, it is a chatbot that was launched by Open AI in November 2022 and it is still in the Beta phase. As per a blog from open AI company, they have trained this model using Reinforcement Learning From Human Feedback (RLFH). This chatbot learns from the human responses and has a memory of its own to remember your preferences and the details you provide. Now before diving further, I will recommend you to try this if you haven't tried yet. Here is the link - https://chat.openai.com/chat

I tried quite a few things with it and this AI model is just impressive. And not to forget this is just in the starting phase and it will get better and better in the upcoming versions. To start with, you can ask Chat GPT to write an article, an essay or even a blog. Now let me clarify I am not using Chat GPT to write this blog 😂 and trust me on this, but you can use this chatbot to help you generate ideas for your blog or any piece of content that you want to write. 

Next scenario, let's say you want 10 ideas for your kid's b'day celebration. It will give you some creative ideas within few seconds. This is one of the few sample examples that's already present in the system. I clicked on it and it gave me this response-

I also tested whether it can do the editing/proofreading of a piece of content and the result was decent. It's not something you can rely upon completely but it will save you a lot of time and effort for sure. Next thing I saw a question on Quora and wanted to answer that. But can I use Chat GPT to answer that? Just see for yourself.

The question was 'What are multi cap funds and is it a good time to invest?'

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Okay, so it has given me some information. But I want to elaborate this, so I request Chat GPT to elaborate it in detail. And surely it didn't disappoint me.

Now this definitely takes us to a debate of plagiarism that is genuine but I will talk about it in the later section of the blog. Let's see what other cool things you can do with this Chat GPT.

It can play games like Tic Tac Toe with you.

You can also play chess with Chat GPT. The only limitation is that since it's a text based model, it can not create a virtual chess board so you have to play with notations like e4,e5 etc. Now of course you need to keep a chess board open in side to keep track of the moves, unless you are a chess grandmaster who can play blindfold moves.

Another thing I tried whether it can write a poem on any topic I specify, so here is how it went, asked Chat GPT to write a poem on 'Monsoon'. 

You can see the rhyming with the last word in the second and last sentence of each stanza. (rain : again, sleep : keep etc.) That was quite impressive owing the fact it generated this poem in less than 20 seconds. One step further, I thought if it could write a kavita in Hindi also. (although this was not as impressive, it seemed as if it has just jumbled some words to create this)

So this was some of the basic things I tried with Chat GPT and I have been just using it for last 2 days. I am sure we could use this in many ways that could help us in our daily life, in business and work. And not to mention that it can write and debug any complex computer code in a matter of seconds. (I have heard this but didn't try it myself yet. Do let me know in the comments section if you have tried).

Now what impact could it have and in what fields could this be a game-changer? The first thing that comes to my mind is the education industry. I believe it will completely change the formula of education in the coming years. Kids of the coming generations will have access to a machine that can help them in their exam preparation, in their homeworks and assignments. This looks fascinating on the outside but it could have negative impacts also. I feel we would see either extremes of this technology, either it will create super smart kids or they will be super dumb. Because when you are too much dependent on sources like these, you won't use your brain. Now consider you are a student of tenth standard who has got 10 algebra problems to solve as homework. It's very easy and convenient for you to not wrack your brains around it because you have a smart solution now. Just feed the question to Chat GPT and it will give you the solution in seconds. Copy the solution in your notebook and you are done with your homework. At this stage, how many students will really care to understand the solution instead of simply copy pasting it is the main question here. 

Here, I simply googled an algebra problem and gave it to Chat GPT to solve. You can see the solution if the screenshot is properly visible.

This anyhow seems impressive right? But look at the solution carefully once. The more dangerous part here is that you can't rely on Chat GPT completely at this stage. I was also impressed with it but then I checked the solution and found it to be incorrect. (You can try it for yourself). So another concern here apart from plagiarism is that the accuracy is not very high at this stage and if you get 100% dependent on this AI model, you will definitely go wrong somewhere. 

Another field where we could use it is to write articles, e-content, or even blogs. Again, plagiarism is a common concern as of now but new softwares are coming up to detect whether a piece of article is written by a bot like chat GPT. I believe a better use of this AI model could be only to restrict it to generate ideas and not depend on it completely for a creative task like content creation. Also use Chat GPT for marketing and promotion of your content and in this way you can leverage the maximum benefit out of it without losing your control.

Chat GPT can also disrupt the tech industry in the coming years. While it is still uncertain how this will fold out, but one of the most obvious use cases will be creating a wide range of Natural Language Processing (NLP) applications, such as chatbots which have the potential to disrupt various industries by automating tasks that were previously done by humans, such as customer service and data analysis. Moreover, it could also be used to improve the performance of existing NLP models. 

To conclude, this is certainly a revolution in the field of tech and it is said that we have now entered the era of fourth industrial revolution, and this is going to be the era of data and artificial intelligence. The only thing we should keep in mind is not to enter into a dystopian future of technology, where technology can capture our senses and emotions. That will be a scary scenario for human race.

Beginning of 2023 with an adventurous trip to Karjat and camping at Pawna Lake !!

First of all, a very happy new year to all those reading this blog. Here, I will share my experience about my recent trip to Pawna Lake and Karjat, situated in Maharashtra at a distance of 114 kms from Pune. This trip was fun and adventurous at the same time, hope I can take you through that journey through this blog and I am sure you will enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed on this trip.

On 31st afternoon, we started off our journey from Pune to our destination, that was campside near Pawna lake. We had booked a camp there and our plan was to spend 31st night there. My friend Fareed had come from Delhi to accompany me on this trip. So we packed our bags and boarded the cab from Pune at around 3.15 PM. At that time, we were expecting to reach by 5.15 and the google map was also showing estimated time of 2 hrs. to reach the destination. But we didn't know our 31st evening was going to be filled with so much unexpected events.

When we were about 7.3 kms away from the destination, our car was stuck in traffic. There was a huge traffic jam on the one way road that would lead us to the destination. The google map was also showing huge congestion on the way ahead but still we were hopeful that the jam will be cleared soon. However, luck was not in our favour. Minutes turned into hours but our car was barely able to move forward. The driver suggested us to leave the cab at this point and go by walking. He anticipated that it would take at least 4 hours for our cab to reach the camps, taking into consideration the condition of the traffic jam. Initially, we refused to leave the cab but when the time kept ticking and it was already 5.30 PM, we accepted the fact that we had no other option. Travelling about 7 kms by walking was not an easy task at all. However, we left the cab and started walking, following the google maps.

We kept walking, taking some halts in between. The sun had already set and it was going dark. The road was also desolate and there were hardly any vehicles on the path where we were walking. The Google map was helping us to proceed towards our destination, but at one point, the network was lost. And to make things worse, we didn't have the exact name of the camp and the name of owner of the camp. We only had his contact number but it was of no use since there was no network. So we were unable to call him and ask him the exact location. At one point, the road split into two directions and we didn't know where to go. Following our instincts, we decided to follow a path and continued walking. But by this time, I was already worried how we would be able to reach our camps.

It was 7.00 PM now and by now, it was completely dark and we two were walking on a road which was completely desolate. The grave silence of the atmosphere was sometimes broken by the barking of dogs from somewhere and it created a haunted atmosphere. Somehow, we managed to reach the main road where again there was a huge traffic. We made our way through the vehicles and took a road that was expected to take us to our destination. In between, we confirmed the location through some of the locals present there. 

But soon, we realized that our problem was not yet solved. There were around hundreds of camps, in different directions and we didn't have the location because the Google map was not working. I had the screenshot of the address which the organizer had shared with me. I showed them to people around asking for help but no one could help us since it was a very generic address and no specific details was mentioned. At this point, I had completely lost hopes whether we would be able to reach our destination. My mind was busy thinking what to do in worst case scenario. What if we could never find our camp? What if we don't find a place to stay at night? All our plans of enjoying the new year eve had taken a backseat. Now the main concern was of somehow finding a place to stay. However, my friend was still optimistic and said that we have to check each and every camp and that was the only way out now.

We saw the first camp and went to a person who seemed to be the organizer. We only had the contact number with us. He saw the number and said this is not the camp we were looking for. When I asked him if we could get a tent here, he told that all the camps have been previously booked and there is no vacant tent now. Disappointed from there, we went to the next camp. And then one camp after another. Our hopes sank with each camp we visited. It was 8.00 PM by now and we had been walking continuously for 3 hrs by now. I was very tired, both physically and mentally. In between, we also kept trying contacting the owner, but there was no network in our mobile phones.

Now we only had the contact no. with us and we tallied this no with the contact number of each camp (which was mentioned on the board at the entrance of the respective camps). After checking around 10-15 different venues, we finally saw a board - 'Pawna Night camping'. With increased heartbeat, I matched the last 4 digits of the contact and to our relief, it was the same no we had in our contacts. Finally, by God's grace, we had reached the correct destination. It was around 8.30 PM and we had been walking continuously for more than 3 hours. We went to the person in charge and confirmed our booking. We were allotted tent no 2 which was a little cozy tent with blankets and pillows provided.

I was completely exhausted but the vibe of the place made me forget all the struggles we had faced for reaching here. All the pain was worth it finally. We were served barbeque chicken and cold drinks. After having snacks and taking rest for half an hour, we were energized and by that time, the DJ had also started. So it was time to hit the dance floor and celebrate this beautiful evening. We danced like crazy till 12.00 AM and enjoyed a lot. Finally when the celebrations ceased, we went inside our camps to sleep as we were very tired. This was how our new year eve turned out to be. No less than a thriller movie. But at the end, we were happy as we were able to celebrate as we had planned to.

The next morning, we woke up to a beautiful view of sunrise above the Pawna lake. While having our breakfast, we admired the view around us. The rays of the sun falling in the crystal clear water of the lake created a sparkling effect which was a treat to watch.

Our next plan was to take the train from Lonavala to go to Karjat, which is a hill station situated near Mumbai. We reached our hotel at around 4 in the evening. Our plan was to visit the Kondana caves on the same day but we realized we had very less time left for the day. So we spent the rest of the day sleeping and watching TV in our hotel room.

The next day i.e. 2nd Jan, we had our train at 6.30 PM from Karjat station to Pune. So we had a full day in our hands. In the morning, we checked out of our hotel at around 10.30 in the morning. The plan was to do a trek to the famous Kondana caves in Karjat and we had already booked a guide for the trek. So we took an auto and reached the base of the Kondane village where our guide was waiting for us. 

We started the trek and initially, it seemed to be an easy trek. But as we went halfway, we were extremely tired and the blazing sun added more to our misery. We took a long halt in between to recover ourselves. After taking rest for a while and drinking some water, we continued our journey. The trek was covered with trees and bushes all around and as the trek continued to become steep, we became more and more tired. Just at the entrance of the caves, I felt dizzy and sat at the stairs of the caves as it was getting difficult to walk even one inch forward now. Taking rest for a while, I somehow climbed the stairs to reach the top of the caves. The guide told us that this place was used by the Buddhist monks to meditate, around 2100 years ago. After roaming around and clicking pictures, we started our descend and this time, it was not as hard as it was climbing up. Finally we reached at the base from where we had started our trek, paid the guide and thanked him for helping us throughout the trek.

 

We still had 4 hours for our train but there was no other place we could visit in such a short duration so we decided to head straight to the railway station. We also had lunch and did some shopping before that. Finally our train arrived at 6.30 in the evening and we reached Pune in two hours. So that brought an end to our trip but the memories of this trip will always remain with us forever. I hope you have also enjoyed reading this blog and if you have any thoughts, please feel free to share in the comments. Once again, a very happy new year to all. May this year 2023 bring happiness and prosperity in each of our lives. 😊