ChatGPT : Division of Information Technology : Texas State University

Welcome to TXST ChatGPT!

ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI built on a family of large language models called GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer).

What can ChatGPT do for me?

ChatGPT can summarize long documents, explain technical topics, create document and communications drafts, generate Canvas-friendly content, generate ideas, and so much more.

Learn more about TXST's ChatGPT implementation and other important system details below.

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ChatGPT Edu
- What are the tool's limitations?
  - License required
  - Advanced models/Sora not included
  - Usage limit ~80-100 queries per 3 hours per user
  - 50 messages per 3hours typical usage
- How to I log into the tool using TXST credentials?
  
  Log into ChatGPT
- Who can use the tool?
  
  Limited to licensed faculty, staff, and students
- What is the tool's lifespan?
  
  Ongoing
- How much do TXST users pay?
  
  Limited number of licenses available to allocate to TXST users, $20 per license per month if consumer license purchased by department. Contact vpit@txstate.edu for purchase information.
- Why can't I just sign up for the free version or pay for my own license?
  - No enterprise security
  - Your queries and responses are used to train other large language models
  - Limitations on sharing custom GPTs with others users
- How can I use the tool?
  
  Summarize uploaded, documents, generate text (emails, documents, etc.), ask general questions.
- What types of information can I put in Texas State's enterprise version of this tool?
  
  This tool is authorized for use with TXST sensitive data. Do not insert PII or PHI into this tool. See Information Security's Data Classification Guide.
- What kinds of files can I upload?
  
  .pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt,.rtf, .md, .xls, .xlsx, .csv, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .webp, .tif, .tiff, .bmp, .svg, .py, .js, .ts, .html, .css, .java, .cpp, .c, .ppt, .pptx, .json, .yaml, .yml, .xml, .tex
- What are the sharing capabilities?
  
  Sharing is not a feature of this tool.
Custom GPTs
- What are the tool's limitations?
  - License required
  - 20 files per GPT (max 512MB per file)
  - 2M tokens per file, rate-limited as above
  - No image generation
- How to I log into the tool using TXST credentials?
  
  Log into ChatGPT
- Who can use the tool?
  
  Limited to licensed faculty, staff, and students
- What is the tool's lifespan?
  
  Ongoing
- How much do TXST users pay?
  
  Limited number of licenses available to allocate to TXST users, $20 per license per month if consumer license purchased by department. Contact vpit@txstate.edu for purchase information.
- Why can't I just sign up for the free version or pay for my own license?
  - No enterprise security
  - Your queries and responses are used to train other large language models
  - Limitations on sharing custom GPTs with others users
- How can I use the tool?
  
  Create custom GPTs by uploading up to 20 data sources to use in question prompts.
- What types of information can I put in Texas State's enterprise version of this tool?
  
  This tool is authorized for use with TXST sensitive data. Do not insert PII or PHI into this tool. See Information Security's Data Classification Guide.
- What kinds of files can I upload?
  - Custom GPTs have specific limitations regarding file uploads. The maximum number of files you can upload to a single Custom GPT is 20 files. Each file must adhere to the following size restrictions:
  - 512MB per file is the hard limit for any file uploaded.
  - For text and document files, there is an additional cap of 2 million tokens per file.
  - For CSV files or spreadsheets, the size cannot exceed approximately 50MB, depending on the row size.
  - For images, the limit is 20MB per image.
  - These restrictions ensure efficient processing and usage within the GPT framework.
- What are the sharing capabilities?
  
  Share via TXST NetID email. Do not use email aliases