Let’s face it, AI has reached the realm where it’s no longer a far-away dream. It’s no longer just special effects in your favorite sci-fi movie; it’s the real deal. Right now, we’re witnessing some sci-fi-level AI in our daily lives, and you can thank chatbots like ChatGPT. We’ve seen how ChatGPT can help small businesses flourish, enterprises cut costs, and executives meet their goals. But how can it help you, the average Joe? Here’s how ChatGPT can help make your life easier.
As a disclaimer, this isn’t a guide on how to cheat with AI. If you’re cramming for your term paper, we’re not going to teach you how to use ChatGPT to generate it for you. This isn’t that kind of article. We’re going to go through some common-sense ways that ChatGPT can help you out in your endeavors. We’re not going to tell you how to generate your paper, but we’ll let you know how ChatGPT can help you in your studies so that you can write the best paper you can.
Learn more about ChatGPT
Sure, ChatGPT can make life easier, but before you get started using it, you might want to learn about it a bit. We have a rundown of everything you need to know about ChatGPT. This answers all of the questions that you may have about this chatbot. It’s a good starting point.
Next up, if you want to know some of the mechanics of this chatbot and how to use them, then you can read our guide on how to use ChatGPT. This will teach you how to use some of the tips and tricks that this chatbot has up its sleeves.
If you want to know how ChatGPT stacks up to Google’s equivalent, then you can check out ChatGPT vs. Google Gemini. You might be able to name one as your favorite.
Lastly, there’s a ChatGPT mobile app on both Android and iOS. Feel free to install it on your device to have ChatGPT on the go.
How ChatGPT can make your life easier
So, here you are with this incredibly powerful AI-powered chatbot at your fingertips. Companies and big-wigs tout this as the technology to push humanity into a new age, but you’re just wondering how it’s going to push you through your day. Well, here are some ways that it can make your day-to-day a bit easier.
It can answer your random questions
So, you’re vacationing with some friends in Italy, and for no reason at all, you REALLY need to know how many types of cheese are made in the country. Well, ChatGPT can tell you. This chatbot is the perfect companion to answer questions.
You can ask ChatGPT pretty much anything you want. If you’re at a music museum, and you have no idea what the heck a Harpsichord is, you can ask ChatGPT. Also, if your child needs you to help them with their biology work (ya know, that subject you studied once in high school then never again), and you don’t know the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, ChatGPT can let you know.
It can answer a wide range of questions, but just know that there are some subjects that it won’t be able to answer questions about. For example, questions dealing with sex might be flagged.
It can be that wise friend who always gives advice
Sometimes, you just need some advice on what you’re doing in your life. You could be raising a teething child or having a tough time dealing with a loss. Well, ChatGPT isn’t only an encyclopedia, it’s also a wise old tree spirit like in Pocahontas. It can give you useful advice on what you’re unsure about.
The good thing about ChatGPT is the fact that it’s very detailed about the advice it gives. It doesn’t just give you an overview of what you should know. It pretty much writes a report on what you should know. It usually starts off with an introduction and outlines certain information that you need to know. It tries its hardest to leave no stone unturned.
Just like with random questions, there are subjects that it won’t cover. So, don’t ask for advice on how to get lucky on your date tonight.
It can be a creative partner
As stated before, this isn’t a guide to teach you how to generate your content with ChatGPT. There are people who do so, and they spit in the face of real creators.
However, if you’re a person who’s going through writer’s block or you need a buddy to bounce ideas off of, then ChatGPT can make life eaiser. Say, you’re working on a story, and you want some ideas on how to develop it, you can have ChatGPT make some suggestions or generate a draft to help get the gears turning.
For example, if you’re having trouble with a written piece of work, then you can tell ChatGPT what’s causing you to have trouble. Then, it can generate some suggestions for you to try out.
Here’s an example of a suggestion it can give on a painting. It lays out multiple examples of what you can do to augment your painting if you’re out of ideas. This is a helpful tool to help you out as an artist rather than just generating the image for you.
The same thing goes for just about any type of creation. If you’re a poet, filmmaker, musician, artist, etc., there’s value in what ChatGPT can do for you. If used correctly, ChatGPT can truly be a tool to help you progress as a creator.
It can also help you if you’re starting out as a creator, and you’re still learning. ChatGPT can be a source of useful knowledge for you.
It can help you study
This is another area where AI technology is misused. Many students have used ChatGPT to generate reports for their classes and many of them basically use it as a replacement for Google. Well, at the risk of sounding like an old stick in the mud, you should actually do your work if you want to learn; just a thought.
So, if not for cheating on your final exam, what good is ChatGPT to your studies? It can do a ton of good for you. For starters, you can ask ChatGPT to build a lesson plan for you. It will actually construct a full plan for the subject that you’re studying. Depending on what you’re learning, you can tailor the lesson plan to your needs. It can give you specifics like the target grade level, a breakdown of the learning process, homework, recommended books, relevant links, etc. Below is a quick example.
Do you want to test yourself? Well, you can ask it to create assignments for you. For example, if you’re learning about linear equations, you can tell ChatGPT to make you a quiz. You can tell it how many questions, what kind of questions, what grade level you want it to be, etc.
Those are some pretty specific examples, but you can really let your imagination go wild when using ChatGPT to help you study. Ask it some of the best ways to learn subjects, ask it for information on notable figures, ask it some general questions, ask it to generate an essay that you can read and learn from, or whatever comes to your mind.
Using ChatGPT as an educational tool rather than a shortcut to the right answer might prove to be a boon for your studies.
It can fact-check for you
So, you spent the time to write that report, and you want to make sure that everything is in order. Well, don’t worry about inaccurate details. By all means, take the time to comb through your work and look for mistakes yourself. However, if you want an extra pair of eyes to help you make sure that your report is in ship shape, then you can use ChatGPT to fact-check your work.
All you have to do is type “Fact-check this for me” and paste what you want it to check. ChatGPT will give you a bullet-pointed list of what facts you got right and let you know which ones you got wrong. It will also generate a revised version of that text, but that might depend on how long the text is that you pasted. You’ll be able to look through the facts you got wrong and figure out where you can correct them.
Just know that ChatGPT can possibly get some details incorrect itself, so you’ll just need to be careful.
It can make reading long documents so much easier
So, you’re rushing off to a meeting, but you get sideswiped by an extensive email from one of your colleagues. Situations like these happen all of the time, and they’re never fun.
One of the fundamental features that pretty much all AI tools have is the ability to summarize long sections of text. This is pretty straightforward. If you don’t have the time to read through a lengthy document, you can easily paste the text into ChatGPT and ask it to summarize it.
It will give you a succinct rundown of the information in the text so that you don’t have to read through all of the information. Since this is generative AI we’re talking about, you can make suggestions on how you want it to be displayed. If you want it to be very brief, you can say so. Also, if you want it in a certain format like bullet point, you can tell ChatGPT. It will adjust the outcome based on what you want it to display.
This feature doesn’t only work with text pasted into the text field. You can also paste the URL to an article that you want it to summarize. Just like with pasted text, it will give you a rundown of all of the important information.
It can write stuff for you
For this section, we’re not talking about having ChatGPT create artistic literary works for you. We’re talking about having it write emails, letters, text messages, and other things of that nature.
ChatGPT can be your personal secretary, and that will make business life easier. If you need to write an email to a person for any specific reason, you can ask ChatGPT. Just tell it what the email is about, who it’s for, what kind of mood you want to set, how long you want it, or whatever information you want.
This also goes for whatever you want it to type up for you. If you need it to type a text message for you or a letter, you can just change the context.
Just like with anything else, you’re able to refine the end result by making suggestions. If you aren’t happy with the results, you can make suggestions, and ChatGPT will whip up a new draft for you.
This is very helpful if you need to write a long email to your workers, and you don’t have the time. Below is an example of what it could do for you.
It can be there when you need someone to talk to
So, this suggestion might be a bit weird, especially because of the many AI chat platforms and applications that try to emulate a human being. Obviously, there’s an AI model behind ChatGPT; cold wires and 1’s and 0’s.
However, there are those times when we just need someone to talk to just to get stuff off of your chest. Well, ChatGPT can be there. You’re actually about anything. If you’re going through a hard time, say you’re going through a loss, you can actually tell that to ChatGPT. It will give you advice on dealing with loss and help you through the grieving process.
If you’re having a bad day, and there’s no one to unload onto, you can use ChatGPT. Obviously, it’s not meant as a real-life human replacement, and you should seek a human being to talk to. However, it can be helpful when there’s no one around at the time.
Those are just some of the ways that ChatGPT can make your life easier. Many of us are afraid of the negative effects that ChatGPT and other generative AI tools could have on society. However, learning how to use them correctly could cause more good than harm.
