Real ChatGPT examples (Page 2)

Catch an error in a 4th-grader's textbook answer key, which ChatGPT first got wrong too (failure)

ChatGPT first agreed with a wrong answer key on a rounding question until the parent pointed to the word: a failure.

Learn what every dishwasher button does from the manual with ChatGPT

ChatGPT read Amanda Caswell's Maytag dishwasher manual and explained hidden features, but it wrongly listed one the model lacks.

Script a provider discount call and a gym refund email with ChatGPT

Amanda Caswell read a ChatGPT script to a provider and got a $40/month credit for 12 months, then got a gym refund too.

Check this week's appointments with ChatGPT's calendar access, and get one wrong by 24 hours (failure)

ChatGPT gave a wrong appointment time, off by 24 hours, and then defended it: a calendar failure.

Let ChatGPT set a weekday schedule for a month

ChatGPT set Mia D.'s weekday schedule for a month. Mia got more done, but fixing its plans took longer, so it didn't save time.

Split-test a ChatGPT coupon email against a copywriter

ChatGPT's coupon email tied a copywriter's in John Grimshaw's split test: 6.5 vs 6.3 clicks and $4.66k vs $4.7k.

Hunt for a $400 mixed-metal bracelet on Etsy with ChatGPT Instant Checkout and end with an empty cart (failure)

ChatGPT Instant Checkout found no eligible bracelet to buy, and the search ended with an empty cart: a failure.

Plan a budget week of meals for one and an Aldi list with ChatGPT

ChatGPT planned Karla Walsh's budget week and an Aldi list, but it left out recipe details and got the nutrition wrong at first.

Check an electric bill against other rate plans with ChatGPT

ChatGPT read Craig A. Linton's Con Edison usage data and suggested a rate plan switch Linton says saves about $1,100 a year.

Plan a sunset hike from a ChatGPT itinerary and get stuck at the summit after the last ropeway had gone (failure)

ChatGPT gave the wrong last ropeway time on Mount Misen, and a couple were stranded at the summit: a failure.

Plan a ferry-free Hong Kong island-hopping day with ChatGPT

ChatGPT's first Hong Kong island plans were wrong, including a bus to a ferry-only island, before pushback got a working route.

Compare employer health plans and an HSA vs FSA with ChatGPT

ChatGPT explained Amanda Caswell's health plans, compared yearly costs and made a checklist for enrollment in under 15 minutes.

Catch a wrong multiplication answer from ChatGPT while checking homework

ChatGPT got a simple homework multiplication wrong; the parent caught it with a calculator: a failure.

Plan an RV loop from Minneapolis to Yellowstone and Glacier with ChatGPT

ChatGPT planned Jennifer A Singer's RV loop within a six-hour driving cap after Claude failed, and 7 of 9 campgrounds hit the mark.

Draft a UK261 claim for a 15-hour flight delay with ChatGPT

ChatGPT found the rules for James W Hutt's 15-hour flight delay and drafted the UK261 claim email in ten minutes.

A tax deduction strategy from ChatGPT that would have cost a business owner: an accountant's story

An accountant says ChatGPT's $40,000 deduction plan was misapplied and outdated; it was caught before filing: a failure.

Rewrite a generic ChatGPT draft of a £12,000 charity grant application

ChatGPT's charity grant draft didn't stand out. A rewrite with 47 waitlisted children and a real story won the £12,000 funding.

Get a parking charge cancelled after three years with ChatGPT

Rafal Goral used ChatGPT to answer every letter about a £100 parking charge until the company dropped it after three years.

Ask ChatGPT whether a Schengen visa biometrics waiver applies, and miss the renewed-passport catch

ChatGPT said a client's visa biometrics could be waived, but the rule didn't fit; a visa expert caught it: a failure.

Spot a spinal cord pattern in a limping dog with ChatGPT

ChatGPT flagged a spinal cord pattern in Luna's symptoms that two vets missed, but it came too late to change the outcome.

Give parents copy-paste ChatGPT prompts they use every day

Amanda Caswell gave parents seven copy-paste ChatGPT prompts, and within a week they were using ChatGPT every day.

Lay out what was paid and owed in a vendor billing dispute with ChatGPT (it invented invoice numbers)

ChatGPT invented every invoice number in a vendor billing summary; the owner caught it seconds before sending: a failure.

Test ChatGPT Study Mode as a math, science and essay tutor

ChatGPT Study Mode caught a math mistake, but its science quiz was basic and it rewrote essay work it said it would not write.

Keep a retiree's weekly groceries under $60–$80 with ChatGPT

Walt P, a retiree, gives ChatGPT a weekly grocery budget of $60 to $80 and gets meals, a list and a rough cost for each meal.