ChatGPT examples: 291 real use cases with prompts

Work out how much to save per paycheck for a cross-country move with ChatGPT

Mashable's writer asked ChatGPT how much they needed to save from each paycheck to move over 1,100 miles to Chicago, with rent of $1,000–$1,500 in mind. They say the math was spotty: unless the prompt specified July 1, 2024, it assumed other dates, and once it calculated 10 pay periods instead of the 7 they gave. After tweaking, it gave a number that matched their own math. Apartment-search GPTs were a worse experience than Googling.

Work out what check-engine codes mean and what to test, with ChatGPT

SlashGear describes YouTuber Watch Wes Work asking ChatGPT about three codes (P0171, P0420, P1101) on a 2015 Chevrolet Trax. ChatGPT suggested checking for exhaust leaks, then inspecting the mass airflow sensor and air intake, and gave theoretically accurate test methods, but its normal airflow reading was vague. The YouTuber found vacuum leaks in a PCV hose and the valve cover and, asked whether ChatGPT diagnosed the issue, said it's a matter of perspective, but ultimately it did not; SlashGear says it lacked hands-on context for this model.

Turn kids' activities into a daily family schedule with ChatGPT

Mom Ijeoma Nwaogu gives ChatGPT their children's routines, for example that they return from school at 4:30 p.m., have snacks before tutoring at 6 p.m., and it generates a detailed daily schedule; they also use it for recipes for picky eaters from what's in the house and for assigning chores.