ChatGPT-5.1 and the New Wave of ML Language Models

Now updated with fresh content for GPT-5.1 and newly re-recorded lessons.According to a recent announcement, 800 million people worldwide use ChatGPT every week.And there's been lots of hype about it. Many famous industry leaders are saying it's the next big thing in computing. And that GPT-based (and other Generative Pre-trained Transformers) will revolutionize business.Let's cut through the hype. This course is entirely hype-free. We're only talking about what it can do today, and giving real, practical examples of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, Claude, CoPilot, and the others in a business context.In a recent survey, over 40% of employees admit to using ChatGPT to help them with their work. And over 60% have kept that a secret from their boss. ChatGPT today is having a very real impact on the way many people do their jobs, and it's time we talk about that!There's no shame here. It's a tool. If it can help you do your job a bit better, let's figure out how!This course covers the following topics:The basics of ChatGPT – what it is, how it works, what it can and cannot doOther large language models such as Gemini, Deepseek, Qwen, CoPilot and ClaudeHow you can apply it to your business in various waysBest practicesEthics and considerationsAzure Open AI ServicesFuture outlookI intend to keep this course updated. This is a fast-moving field, and new features are being deployed monthly. So I cannot claim that this course will be updated every month! But as new things are rolled out, I'll do a video about them and add them to this course.Also, as new competitors make their way into the public use, I'll update the lessons as well. I've already uploaded a video to demonstrate the new Bard Gemini from Google. There are even open-source models starting to become available. Even Amazon is go