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What if ChatGPT launched in 1998

Imagine dial-up chatbots with 64K token limits and 56kbps response times...

Deep Dive

A Reddit post submitted by KillaRoyalty.

Key Points
  • 1998 ChatGPT would use dial-up modems with 56kbps speeds
  • Interface would be text-based with DOS-like command prompts
  • Training data limited to web pages from 1997 and earlier

Why It Matters

Highlights how far AI has progressed in 25 years, from dial-up to cloud-native models.