ChatGPT has recently become widely available and turned into a genuine hit — a popular and entertaining tool for many people. In this article you'll learn how to use ChatGPT and what it actually is.
To use the chat, you first need to sign up. Follow this step-by-step guide:
- Go to the website and sign up using your phone number or an existing account. You can also use Telegram to log in.
- Type your question into the input field.
- Get a response from the chat!
It's important to note that when asking a question, you should phrase it the way you'd ask a friend for help. ChatGPT isn't just a search engine — it's an intelligent assistant.
How to use ChatGPT
Former head of a national economy ministry Tymofiy Mylovanov shared a brief guide on his social media about how to use ChatGPT:
- The first question many people ask is: Who is…?
- After that, you can play around and try rewriting the text however you like. You can use commands like: replace this with that, add this, remove that, make the text 20% more emotional and human, rewrite the text in the style of a famous writer. In your opinion, what's missing from this description? and so on.
- The chat is an assistant. A very polite one. In other words, the quality of your questions determines the quality of the answers. If they're strong, the answers will be interesting. If they're weak, the answer will be "watered down."
- The chat is good at structure, but not at content. Most people start using it like Google. But it doesn't work well for that. What it does really well is structure things: text, suggesting frameworks or using the frameworks you give it. For example, you can ask it to write the structure of a resume or a board's strategic development plan.
- Think of the chat as an assistant that speeds up your work. But it can't come up with the final product. That's on you.
- There are three approaches you can use with the chat. The first is the direct approach — when you just ask it to do something. But this is the weakest form of collaboration. Use it when you're short on time.
- Another approach is when you write a fairly detailed, lengthy prompt. It starts with context, where you describe what this is all about. Then you describe the chat's role. For example: I want you to be a marketing consultant for my company. Then you give it a specific task. And finally, you explain the format you'd like the answer in.
- The third approach is when you explain everything as in the previous approach, but ask it to ask you questions first, so it can complete the task well. After that, you answer the questions. And only then does it complete the task.
However, despite all its useful features, it's worth remembering that ChatGPT is still limited by its underlying code and can't make decisions or generate truly original ideas on its own. The final product or decision will always depend on your instructions and how you interact with ChatGPT. So it's best used as a tool that speeds up your work and helps structure information, while you remain the one making the key decisions and shaping the final result. ChatGPT is an innovative assistant that can significantly improve your workflows and boost your productivity.