While there has been a lot of focus on the negative impmplications of conversational AI, such as ChatGPT, it’s worth noting that this technology can also be used in many positive ways. This Tom’s guide highlights that ChatGPT can be used to do tons of other things you didn’t know it could do including as a productivity tools.

Whether the tone of the content it produces isn’t right, the code is slightly off, etc. ChatGPT doesn’t always get things right. So we scoured the internet for the best ChatGPT tips and tested them so that you can get the most out of the chatbot.

For example, ChatGPT can be a useful productivity tool for tasks like paragraph rephrasing or summarizing. It also has potential for tasks such as language translation, personal assistant functions, and even creative endeavors like generating poetry or song lyrics. As the technology continues to advance, we may discover even more ways to utilize conversational AI for the betterment of our daily lives.

Note: While preparing this post, I used ChatGPT to rephrase some of longer paragraphs and summarize a few others.

Tom’ guide This Tom’s guide highlights tips (in verbatim) to get best out of the ChatGPT:

1. Use simple and specific prompts: “When using ChatGPT, being specific matters. The AI chatbot pulls what it needs based on the context you give it. Including what you want it to do, the tone you want it to have and the length of the content all can ensure that you get the desired result.
2. Lean into the conversation: “ChatGPT is designed to be conversational in nature. So if you need to fine-tune a response or gain further context, ask it a follow-up question.
3. You can ask for a do-over: “If you don’t like what ChatGPT comes up with, just ask it to try again. Again, being specific can help here, as can leaning into the AI chatbot’s conversational nature.
4. Teach it your writing style: “If you don’t want to rely on ChatGPT’s writing style, you can teach it how to mimic your own. Find something you wrote, and then ask Chat GPT to analyze it so it can become familiar with the writing style you want it to use.
5. Ask for higher word counts than you need: “ChatGPT and the content it generates work in the same manner. If you need a 300-words, you should really ask for 350 words or even 400. Then you can go through and take away things as needed to get back down to your real word limit.
6. Don’t be afraid to be your editor: “Don’t be afraid to edit and fact-check the work that ChatGPT generates for you. While the chatbot AI is impressive, it can still make mistakes. Always proofread for grammatical errors and conciseness and make sure it is saying things you are comfortable with having your name attached to.
7. Go in knowing ChatGPT’s limits: “Treat ChatGPT as a productivity tool that can aid you in completing complicated or time-consuming tasks, but not as something that can replace your work entirely. Always go over anything you create.

Of all the tips, what I take away from this guide is to use ChatGPT as a productivity tool and have it modified, as we correct throughout our writing process.