An Introduction to using the ChatGPT API

Man at a desk ready to learn about APIsOnline, in-person, training course

Course Date: Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
Start: 10am New York (3pm London)
Cost: US $195
Duration: 90 minutes (plus 30 mins Q&A)

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Join Ray and Will Poynter to find out how to start using the ChatGPT API

Whilst the web version of ChatGPT is an effective assistant, its use in automation is limited by the nature of an interactive web site. The alternative to using the web version of ChatGPT is to use the ChatGPT API. With the API you can create tools, automation, and control the level of randomness. An additional benefit of using the API is being able to demonstrate a higher level of security.

However, to use the API you need to create programs to control and leverage the API. In this 90-minute online course, you will learn how to:

  • Set up the ChatGPT API
  • The pricing model of using the API (it is based on the amount of data transferred up and down)
  • How to pass queries to the API and how to receive answers
  • How to create a simple sandbox for playing with the API
  • How to read in a data file and conduct a simple translate and clean exercise – including translating all the open-ended responses to a single language
  • How to code open-ended text

The presenters

The session will be presented by Ray Poynter, founder of NewMR, and Will Poynter founder of ResearchWiseAI. The course is hosted and provided by ResearchWiseAI.

Google Sheets and Google Apps Script
There are a wide range of languages you can use to work with the ChatGPT API, for example Python, R, and C. However, for this training course we are going to use the combination of Google Sheets and Google Apps Script. The key reason for this is that it is free and it does not require you to set up a typical programming environment. Google Apps Script is based on JavaScript and there are plenty of resources available to get to grips with it.