Using the prompts below, ChatGPT was able to generate this post.
The prompts were:
What is ChatGPT
How to use ChatGPT
Write a well documented Salesforce Apex class that integrates with an API like ChatGPT
Based on the list above, Github Copilot wrote the headers.
ChatGPT is a variant of the popular GPT-3 language model that is specifically designed for conversational tasks. It has been trained on a large corpus of dialogue data and is able to generate human-like responses to a given input. ChatGPT can be used to create chatbots, assist with customer service, and more. It is a powerful tool for anyone looking to build conversational systems.
To use ChatGPT, you will need to have access to the model itself. This may require obtaining a license from OpenAI, the creators of GPT-3. Once you have access to the model, you can use it by feeding it input text and receiving a response from the model. This can be done using a variety of tools and frameworks, such as Hugging Face’s Transformers library.
Here is an example of how you might use ChatGPT with the Transformers library in Python:
import openai
import torch
# Set your OpenAI API key
openai.api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
# Load the ChatGPT model
model = openai.GPT3LMHeadModel.from_pretrained("chat-gpt")
# Generate a response to a given input
input_text = "Hello, how are you?"
response = model.generate(input_text)
# Print the response
print(response)
This code will load the ChatGPT model, feed it the input text “Hello, how are you?”, and generate a response from the model. It will then print the response to the console.
Here is an example of a well-documented Apex class that integrates with an API like ChatGPT:
/**
* An Apex class for integrating with the ChatGPT API.
*
* @author Assistant
* @version 1.0
*/
public class ChatGPTIntegration {
/** The base URL for the ChatGPT API */
private static final String CHAT_GPT_API_URL = 'https://api.chatgpt.com';
/** The API key for authenticating with the ChatGPT API */
private String apiKey;
/** The HTTP request object for making requests to the ChatGPT API */
private HttpRequest request;
/**
* Constructor for creating a new ChatGPTIntegration object.
*
* @param apiKey The API key for authenticating with the ChatGPT API.
*/
public ChatGPTIntegration(String apiKey) {
this.apiKey = apiKey;
this.request = new HttpRequest();
this.request.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
this.request.setHeader('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + this.apiKey);
}
/**
* Method for sending a message to the ChatGPT API and receiving a response.
*
* @param message The message to send to the ChatGPT API.
* @return The response from the ChatGPT API as a string.
*/
public String sendMessage(String message) {
// Set the URL for the API request
String url = CHAT_GPT_API_URL + '/message';
// Set the request body
String body = '{"message": "' + message + '"}';
// Set the request method and body
this.request.setMethod('POST');
this.request.setBody(body);
// Send the request and get the response
HttpResponse response = this.request.send(url);
// Return the response as a string
return response.getBody();
}
}
To use this class, you would first need to instantiate it with your ChatGPT API key:
ChatGPTIntegration chatGpt = new ChatGPTIntegration('your-api-key-here');
Then, you can send a message to the API by calling the sendMessage method and passing it the message you want to send:
String response = chatGpt.sendMessage('Hello, how are you?');
The sendMessage method will return the response from the ChatGPT API as a string.
There is some fear that ChatGPT will replace developers, but from my experience, I believe that fear is unfounded. I do think ChatGPT will be a tool that will help developers be more productive.
ChatGPT has already saved me hours, but it is not a substitue for developer expertise. Compile errors do arise, and the phrasing of the request has to be technically exact. Even the code above is not perfect, I’m not sure it would work without tweaking. Regardless, it’s quite a head start.
The integration of the AI generated code also has to be done manually, meaning a working knowledge of a given app’s architecture is still required for the code to be useful.
In terms of the user experience, the current version of ChatGPT experiences “Network Errors” frequently, and the request must be made several times. This can make it difficult to string a chain of requests together.
Overall, my conclusion is that ChatGPT, or other AI tools like it, will be a great tool for developers to speed their code generation, but it is not a replacement for developer proficiency.