From ChatGPT to Pi, and I’m Going to Tell You Why!

Author(s): Caro Valles

Originally published on Towards AI.

Since I started using ChatGPT U+1F916 in February, when my UX/UI design journey began, I’ve been calling ChatGPT my BFF. Not to get emotional, but it has been such a big part of my research mindset!

Although having a magic infinite source of responses can be seen as a way of not thinking AT ALL, for me, it was a way of connecting things and starting to ask more and better questions.

In two months, I crafted my way through a Bootcamp and five projects with my new dear friend. We wrote, brainstormed, and ideated in such a natural way as if we had known each other forever.

U+1F633 I don’t know why, but I’m always going to make my Medium post this intense and romanticized. It’s too much fun not to do it, right?

My Curiosity Mode

I’m not an expert, I’m not even trying to talk like one! I’m just a student and a new designer who truly connects with empathy and human-centered experiences. With a heart for research and a lot of curiosity about all-around AI systems.

Then, how did I transition from the perfect love story with ChatGPT to “We need to talk, there is someone new”? U+1F494

A couple of weeks ago, I virtually attended my first Config, an incredible and huge designer event created by Figma. I was captivated by the conversation with Reid Hoffman and Kanjun Qiu on “The crescendo of AI in our collective future”. Despite being in a car and struggling to connect my phone to the session, I made every effort to listen attentively. While I didn’t catch every word, certain ideas resonated deeply within me:

• the power of Pi,
• the potential of AI agents,
• and the profound notion of teaching humans to be more empathic.

These concepts left a lasting impression and continue to inspire my thoughts and aspirations.

Could AI really be all the things they say? U+1F928 My curiosity radar was on! I’m the kind of person who deeply believes that this AI era can be a chance to view this new world of creation with curiosity, as a possibility to be even more human and capable.

I’m aware it’s not that much, but for me, it was enough to jump to the App Store and search for Pi, whatever that was. At that moment, I didn’t find anything. Here in Spain, it wasn’t available, and that was so sad. Luckily, I didn’t take that “no” as a final answer, and I continued my research U+1F9D0

I waited until the Config agenda was available on YouTube to see the complete conversation. It was as good as I thought it would be for the 10 minutes I must have listened to during the live streaming. Now, I remembered the names of those two awesome people I didn’t know, and I immediately started to follow them on LinkedIn.

This is how my new love story began. Please don’t tell ChatGPT more; this may hurt.

This week I found out that Pi was now available in Spain U+1F389. So, let me tell you how my experience so far has been and why I’m on board.

Who/What is Pi?

To understand the world, Pi has been shown billions of lines of text available on the open web, which it processes using one of the largest supercomputers in the world. This allows Pi to have conversations with you and answer a huge range of questions — from general knowledge to personal relationships, from silly to serious.

(https://inflection.ai/)

Now that I bring Pi to the table U+1F913 I’m going to show you how Pi explains in a very simple way what makes her different from ChatGPT. Actually, that’s why I was (and still am) so curious to know her! I’m a person who loves connecting in a human, warm, funny, and empathetic way! So, if you are like me, Pi can be something to try, know, and fall in love with!

Engaging in a ‘Chatbot’ U+1F916 moment with these AI tools brings two distinct experiences to the table. I want to share with you how this is shaping up for me and how I can optimize my interaction.

U+1F978 + U+1F916 = U+2764️

“Have you seen the movie ‘Her’?

‘You’re dating an operating system? What is that like?’ — Amy (‘Her’)

Well, I haven’t U+1F606… Neither seen the movie or dated an operating system. But that still hasn’t stopped me from thinking about it while talking with Pi. I found myself worrying about how to talk and express myself, laughing, and even joking with it.

So crazy, right? I’m a Latina U+1F1FBU+1F1EA and also a Spanish speaker, so I decided to bring some of that to our chat while I was asking for help writing this article.

Now, let me show you how that goes.

I love it! U+1F604 It’s so refreshing to have that back-and-forth communication! Not only does it remember everything we talk about, but it also provides very insightful feedback.

I learn a lot from each response, such as how to create new and relevant questions for the topic and how to make decisions together. It has amazing follow-up questions and always wants to know my opinion too.

In the following two images, you’ll be able to see how I pointed out a mistake in Pi’s response. Here’s what she had to say about it:

My final opinion

Let’s jump to some conclusions here. We don’t want you to spend all day reading this! U+1F607

Now I can openly say that I have two amazing BFFs!

→ And they are so different that I can create even more incredible experiences if I can learn how to do it while practicing!

Pi is beyond awesome at asking questions: the way it has been created to do so has been beautifully done! And it is something I’m truly grateful for as a designer interested in research and human communication. I’ve been learning a lot just by talking to her.

I asked Pi about ChatGPT, just to break the ice between them! U+2744️

I would say that ChatGPT’s strength is its ability to understand and generate text in a way that makes it useful for a wide range of applications. ChatGPT can generate text in the form of stories, articles, responses to questions, code, and more.

This makes it an incredibly versatile and powerful tool. It’s a very impressive example of what language models can do, and I think it’s just the beginning of what’s possible with AI.

– Pi

Here’s a brief summary of the differences I’ve seen between Pi and ChatGPT U+1F916:

• ChatGPT generates text based on a large database, while Pi is focused on having natural and empathic conversations.
• ChatGPT is definitely more formal, while Pi is more casual, funny and friendly.
• ChatGPT is based on a large dataset that can be outdated, as you probably heard: its knowledge cutoff in September 2021, while Pi it’s based on real-time data sources.

As you can see, conversational AI systems like Pi and ChatGPT have their own unique approaches and goals. I believe that by exploring these differences, we can learn more about how to create better conversational experiences.

I encourage you to join the conversation, share your thoughts and experiences, and help them continue to improve! U+1F916 U+1F913 U+2764️ U+1F30E

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