You could get your scribbled doodles turned into photorealistic images, for example, but that’s just one idea. You can turn a family portrait into a claymation style, or upload photos of your pet dog and a tropical background and get them combined. ChatGPT will tackle just about any image challenge you can think of, and you can edit the resulting picture with follow-up prompts too (like “Make the scene sunnier”).
What Would Person X or Y Do?
One way of getting outside a prompting rut is to get ChatGPT to respond in a way that matches someone famous, or takes on a well-established perspective. So you could ask “What would Steve Jobs do here?” or “What would Churchill’s perspective be on this?” as part of your prompt.
With the caveat that AI doesn’t really know what Jobs or Churchill might do or think, and is instead making some educated guesses based on what it knows about these very famous people (about whom much has been written), it can help change your perspective on a topic or suggest a way forward when you’re stuck.
Use the Lazy Prompt
Another way to get more pertinent information out of ChatGPT more quickly is to affix the line “I’m a very lazy person” to the end of your prompt. It sounds like you’re sharing a little too much information with the AI, but the difference it can make to the responses is significant: answers become shorter and more to the point, while instructions are simpler.
You can adapt this in various ways too, so you might want to tell ChatGPT you’re very busy or very fastidious instead. They’ll all affect the way the chatbot responds, and give you answers better tailored to what you’re looking for.
Tell ChatGPT More About You
If you tell ChatGPT more about who you are, your prompt responses will be more relevant and personalised. You can do this on mobile by tapping the menu button (top left), then your avatar (top right), then “Personalization”. On the desktop, click your avatar (bottom left), then “Personalization”.
You can specify your nickname and job here, as well as anything else you think is relevant: your taste in movies, how old you are, how much experience you have with DIY projects around the home or whatever else is relevant. ChatGPT will bear all of this in mind whenever you start new conversations.
