Talking to Chatbots

A chatbot is a software application designed to mimic human conversation through text or voice. The advent of LLMs has revolutionized what used to be a niche computer science discipline to the point a tool like ChatGPT broke all records of rapid technology adoption (see chart by Visual Capitalist). LLMs are today embedded in a multitude of tools and services that don’t necessarily involve a chatbot, and they are intensively used in software development via application programming interfaces (APIs). Open-source models such as Llama and Mistral also allow us to run them offline on our computers and use them to implement automated or complex workflows that would not necessarily involve ‘chatting’ with a machine. The goal of this website, though, is to showcase chatbots and prompt engineering as technology that breaks all barriers of entry so anyone can use them to enhance their creativity.

All the chatbot tools presented in Talking to Chatbots can be accessed freely on the web, subject to any corresponding subscription fees or geographical restrictions. The following is a comprehensive list of links to all major tools and models available online, which have been used in the chats published on this page: ChatGPT,  Google Bard, Hugging Chat (a free web UI including the best open source models such as Meta Llama and Mistral AI), Copilot (formerly Bing Chat), Character.AI, Claude, Poe, Brave Leo AI (a privacy-focused chatbot integrated in the Brave web browser).

Additionally, some of these tools offer the functionality of customizing context instructions and training, so each conversation is tailored to a specific need or interacts with a specific style. I’m particularly busy on the ChatGPT platform, where I’ve published multiple GPTs that are accessible to all ChatGPT Plus subscribers. You can check out my GPTs page, which also includes Character.AI characters, or click on the icons below to give them a try:

If you are curious about how this project started, you can also read my first LinkedIn article on chatbots, and the one on AI art. This project started on LinkedIn during the early days of publicly available LLMs, after I discovered a brief but insightful course on LinkedIn Learning called Prompt Engineering: How to Talk to the AIs. The generative AI landscape has evolved very rapidly since then and it would be too ambitious for this personal website to serve as an up-to-date place for education and information, but I will do my best to update it regularly, as time allows. There are countless resources on the Internet to learn more about chatbots and prompt engineering you can explore on your own. However, I believe learning by playing and having fun is the quickest way to master the art of Talking to Chatbots. 

Each conversation page includes a link to the blog post or publication where the conversation was originally featured. If you find any of these interesting, or have ideas for new topics, please leave your comments on any of the pages or connect with me on your preferred social network or Hugging Face.