It's the world's new favourite chatbot, having already amassed more than one million users less than a week after its public launch. But what exactly is ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence system created by a OpenAI, a US company that lists Elon Musk as one of its founders? Well, the chatbot is a large language model that has been trained on a massive amount of text data, allowing it to generate eerily human-like text in response to a given prompt. Here, MailOnline looks at everything you need to know about ChatGPT, including how it works, who can use it, what it means for the future, and any concerns that have been raised. It is the world's new favourite chatbot, having already garnered more than one million users less than a week after its public launch. OpenAI says its ChatGPT model has been trained using a machine learning technique called Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF).

Paul Buchheit, 45, a developer who was behind Gmail, believes Google's search engine dominance could soon be disrupted by ChatGPT The computer developer who created Gmail is predicting Google may have only a year or two left before'total disruption' of its search engine occurs after the release of a sophisticated chatbot that uses artificial intelligence (AI). Last week ChatGPT was released by OpenAI, a company co-founded by Elon Musk in 2015. It responds to text prompts from users and can be asked to write essays, lyrics for songs, stories, marketing pitches, scripts, complaint letters and even poetry. Its ability to answer complex questions has led some to wonder if it could challenge Google's search engine monopoly. Critics feel Google's search engine has been too focused on maximizing revenue through prominent advertising and too cautious about incorporating AI into how it responds to users' searches.