ChatGPT is one of the shiniest new AI-powered tools, but the algorithms working in the background have actually been powering a whole range of apps and services since 2020. So to understand how ChatGPT works, we need to start by talking about the underlying language engine that powers it. The GPT in ChatGPT is GPT-3 , or the Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3. It was developed by OpenAI (the company behind ChatGPT and the image generator DALL·E 2 ), but it powers everything from Bing's recently released AI features to writing tools like Jasper and Copy.ai . In fact, most of the AI text generators available at the moment use it. Build AI-powered workflows with OpenAI and Zapier Automate GPT-3 ChatGPT brought GPT-3 into the limelight because it made the process of interacting with an AI text generator simple and—most importantly—free to everyone. Plus, it's a chatbot, and people have loved a good chatbot since SmarterChild. While GPT-3 is the largest ...