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AI is the hot ticket right now with the likes ofBing ChatandChatGPTconstantly hitting the headlines.

However, there’s a cost behind all of this.

The OpenAI dashboard

Sign up to OpenAI with an email address or login with an existing Google or Microsoft account.

Otherwise, there would be dollar costs involved to use the app.

Once you see the dashboard, it’s time to go on and generate an API key.

To get your API key, take these actions:

1.

OpenAI sign up page

Sign up to OpenAI with an email address or login with an existing Google or Microsoft account.

Navigate tohttps://platform.openai.com/2.

Click onyour avatarin the top right-hand corner of the dashboard.2.

ClickCreate new secret key.

Generating an OpenAI API key starts on the dashboard

Generating an OpenAI API key starts on the dashboard

But that’s all there is to actually generating a key to use for your own personal use.

Go forth and AI all the things.

Generating an OpenAI private API key

You can only view an API key once, so don’t close the box without copying it.

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