Technical Definition
ChatGPT is OpenAI's conversational AI assistant powered by GPT models. The free version uses training data with knowledge cutoffs; paid versions can search the web. For SEO: content in ChatGPT's training data may influence responses. With web search enabled, ChatGPT cites sources similarly to Perplexity. Major driver of GEO interest.
Simple Explanation (ELI13)
ChatGPT is OpenAI's famous AI chatbot that can answer questions, write content, and have conversations. It learned from text on the internet, so what's on your website might influence its answers. The paid version can search the web live and will show sources, making it more like an AI search engine.
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