ChatGPT 101: Simplified Guide On How To Use The AI Tool

Many reports suggest that there has been several incidents of AI hallucination. This means the AI model had came up with wrong answers to user's queries. However, sometime this could happen due to 'incomplete/improper' prompt.

Poulami Saha Updated: Friday, February 28, 2025, 12:46 PM IST
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ChatGPT has been at the forefront for quiet sometime. It's one of the fastest-growing apps of all time. It has eventually led the way for millions of other AI products to emerge. But there has also been some conundrum regarding the loopholes of this AI tool.

Many reports suggest that there has been several incidents of AI hallucination. This means the AI model had came up with wrong answers to user's queries. However, this could not be always the AI model's fault. Sometime this could happen due to 'incomplete/improper' prompt. Here's a look at how you can improve your 'prompt game' and use ChatGPT like a pro.

ChatGPT 101: How to use

ChatGPT can answer your questions, re-write new content, summarize text, code and even translate languages, among others. Depending on the version you're using, it can either search the internet, or generate information till its last training model date.

But did you know in order to make ChatGPT work effectively you need to make correct prompts. Given below are the tips and tricks on how you can improve your prompt skills:

For whatever you're asking ChatGPT, the more context you give, the better result you get.

You only get out what you put in. So try to focus on giving information as much as possible in your first prompt.

Your prompt needs to be clear.

Your prompt needs to depend on whether you're asking a question or summarizing text.

For brainstorming and getting "advice", be specific to prompt about analyzing images.

For sourcing code or generating content, you need to give exact prompt about what you are expecting from the results.

ChatGPT 101: Other Tips

In addition from the above mentioned tricks there are certain other things you need to keep in mind. Enlisted below are the additional tips you need to operate ChatGPT like a pro:

Always try to eep a balanced approach when using tools like ChatGPT. This is because AI, like most cutting-edge tech, can have both pros and cons.

While AI innovation is progressing quickly, it's important to understand the fundamentals of how ChatGPT works to navigate the ecosystem of tools.

Published on: Friday, February 28, 2025, 12:46 PM IST

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