About the guide
Who writes the guide, and why.
Robert Scales
Robert Scales is a technologist, educator and early adopter who has spent more than 25 years helping people and businesses put new technology to work. He holds a Diploma in New Media Design and Development from BCIT and was named Graduate of the Year at the 2006 Canadian New Media Awards. He taught at Vancouver Film School and co-founded Raincity Studios, a Vancouver and Shanghai studio that built social platforms for clients including Sony, Warner Bros. and the Government of Canada. He later co-founded Ceningan Divers in Indonesia, recognised internationally for sustainable diving.
Robert started experimenting with GPT models through AI Dungeon in 2019, then studied machine learning and Transformers for natural language processing. He tested ChatGPT before its public release and, in April 2023, published A Beginner's Guide to ChatGPT, followed by its French edition. The book reached #1 in Amazon's artificial intelligence category. He builds with AI every day, from custom GPTs to coding agents, and coaches entrepreneurs on using it well.
Publisher
The Guide to Artificial Intelligence is published by Holistic Hybrid Inc., Montpellier, Québec.