Real ChatGPT examples (Page 10)
Real ChatGPT examples from public posts we opened and checked. Each card opens the case: what the person asked, what happened, and a prompt you can copy. Some of these worked, some partly worked, and some failed. The label on the case says whether the words are the person's own, rebuilt from their account, or our fuller version.
358 source-checked cases where people used ChatGPT. All ChatGPT cases
Fix a 2002 furnace from a scanned paper manual with ChatGPT
ChatGPT read a scanned 25-page furnace manual and helped the owner diagnose and fix a 2002 heating system.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseFix check-engine lights on three vehicles by asking ChatGPT and Grok what forums say about the codes
A driver runs scanner codes through ChatGPT and Grok and has fixed check-engine lights on three vehicles in two months.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Described by posterView CaseGet a shortlist of in-network therapists who cover two specialties with ChatGPT
ChatGPT matched therapists to location, insurance and needs; the first of four picks became the user's therapist.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseGet a toilet filling and flushing properly again with ChatGPT
ChatGPT helped a poster find a hose off the toilet's overflow tube; reconnecting it fixed the toilet.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseGet homework broken into small steps for a teen with ADHD and dyslexia with ChatGPT
ChatGPT broke homework into short steps for a teen with ADHD and dyslexia, who stayed calm and focused.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseLearn what limp mode is at the roadside and get moving again with ChatGPT
ChatGPT explained a car's sudden limp mode; restarting the car cleared it and spared a panicked mechanic call.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseLink a cat's fits to a tick-medicine ingredient and get to an emergency vet with ChatGPT
ChatGPT linked a cat's fits to its tick treatment and urged an emergency vet; the vet said acting fast saved it.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseMake a 21-page vacation activity book and gamified chore charts for three kids with ChatGPT
Sara Sprong, a parent of three in Colorado, uses ChatGPT as a brainstorming partner to make printable resources.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseMake a grade-4 math practice game with ChatGPT after its first try didn't work
The poster asked ChatGPT for a math practice worksheet for their fourth-grade daughter. Its first attempt, an HTML page, didn't work.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Screenshots or logsView CaseMake a prioritised before-and-after moving checklist and share it as a spreadsheet with ChatGPT and Gemini
ChatGPT made a printable before-and-after moving checklist, ordered by urgency. Gemini put a similar table in Google Sheets.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseMatch a 1999 wood floor stain from a sunlit photo and order a quart with ChatGPT
From one sunlit photo, ChatGPT found a stain matching a 1999 wood floor and ordering options; a quart arrived.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CasePlan 15 family meals a week from a recipe library and make the shopping list with Grok Bot
A custom Grok Bot plans 15 family meals a week from a Markdown recipe library; ChatGPT then fills an Instacart order.
WorkedGrok Bot +1Evidence: Screenshots or logsView CasePlan a romantic, off-the-beaten-path Italy trip when you're too burned out to plan with ChatGPT
ChatGPT planned an affordable, uncrowded romantic trip to Salerno, Cetara and Atrani from a single prompt.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CasePlan a six-day Oregon trip day by day with ChatGPT and Google Maps
ChatGPT suggested sights day by day between Airbnbs; checked on Google Maps, the plan worked almost perfectly.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CasePlan a themed baby shower menu for 30 guests on $150 with ChatGPT
Planning a jungle-themed couple's baby shower for a best friend, Celia Quillian used ChatGPT for the menu, games and shopping ideas.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseSet phone-free family hours and a way to reconnect with a teen with ChatGPT
Janine Clements, a working parent of two teens, uses ChatGPT as a sounding board for parenting.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseSpot low brake fluid behind recurring brake warning lights with ChatGPT after two garage visits
After a garage couldn't fix brake warning lights, ChatGPT confirmed low brake fluid from a photo; topping up fixed it.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseStop a mechanic fitting the wrong-polarity car battery from one photo with ChatGPT
When a mechanic arrived with a new battery for the poster's family car, the poster photographed the battery code and asked ChatGPT.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Screenshots or logsBeginner-friendlyView CaseTurn four pages of history homework into a study guide, quiz and flashcards with ChatGPT
The poster uploaded four pages of their daughter's completed history homework to ChatGPT's study feature.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Screenshots or logsBeginner-friendlyView CaseTurn school and sports schedules into importable calendar invites with ChatGPT
ChatGPT turned a school calendar into a checked table, then an .ics file, saving a parent at least an hour.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseWin two UnitedHealthcare coverage fights over about three months with ChatGPT
ChatGPT and Gemini helped decode policy and draft appeals; the user won UnitedHealthcare coverage twice in one year.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Described by posterView CaseWork out a reverse-sear timeline for two prime rib roasts for 25 guests with ChatGPT
ChatGPT worked out a reverse-sear timeline for two 14 lb roasts for a 25-person Friendsgiving in about two minutes.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseWrite a complaint that got a health insurer to reverse an ADD assessment refusal with ChatGPT
ChatGPT helped draft an insurance complaint over a refused ADD assessment; PFA then agreed to cover it.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseWrite a step-therapy appeal that got a denied medication approved with ChatGPT
ChatGPT found clinical evidence and a step-therapy law for an appeal; the denied medication was approved.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView Case

