Real ChatGPT examples (Page 8)
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
Study for a failed history exam retake with ChatGPT and NotebookLM
A dyslexic student who failed history with 57% used ChatGPT summaries and NotebookLM study guides and scored 87% on the rewrite.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseTurn a parent's care needs into a shareable daily schedule with ChatGPT
A Brooklyn caregiver turns a 92-year-old father's therapy, medication and day care needs into a daily ChatGPT plan to share with family.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseTurn a struggling reader's story idea into a written story with MagicSchool AI
A special education teacher typed a fourth grader's characters, conflict and setting into MagicSchool AI and got a story to read.
WorkedMagicSchool AI +1Evidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseWrite a life story book with aphasia after a stroke, using ChatGPT to edit
A 75-year-old with aphasia used ChatGPT in therapy to edit their writing, made fewer errors and finished a printed life story book.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseWrite a detailed renovation plan for a 1950s house loan with ChatGPT
ChatGPT helped turn an inspection report on a 1956 house into a costed renovation plan a bank loan specialist praised as thorough.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseCook a first mutton curry with a ChatGPT recipe adapted to an induction hob and no ginger
A first-time cook followed a ChatGPT recipe for an induction cooktop and no ginger, and says the mutton curry was really delicious.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseFix a crashing Windows PC by talking it through with ChatGPT voice: bad RAM, then a repair reinstall
ChatGPT talked a ZDNET writer through BIOS resets and MemTest86; new RAM and a Windows repair reinstall fixed the crashes.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseGet a lower Verizon internet bill by having ChatGPT negotiate in live chat
ChatGPT spent about an hour in Verizon's live chat and cut a bill from $94.99 to $69.99 a month plus a $47.50 credit.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseRemove browser hijacker extensions that kept coming back in Chrome, in 5 minutes with ChatGPT
ChatGPT walked through chrome://policy, the registry and Task Scheduler to find why a Chrome hijacker kept coming back; it's gone.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseBuild a website for a parent's cleaning business in an evening with ChatGPT
ChatGPT built and hosted a website for a family cleaning business in about 30 minutes, with a contact form and a $12.99 domain.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Screenshots or logsView CaseGet a $500 trip delay claim paid without receipts with a letter drafted by ChatGPT
With no receipts for a 24-hour weather delay, a ChatGPT-drafted letter got a card's trip delay claim approved for $500, the maximum.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseMake replica country stamps for a child's printable social studies passport with ChatGPT
ChatGPT made a replica country stamp, sized in Word, for a 9-year-old's printable social studies passport; one per country is planned.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseNarrow 350 direct-admission nursing programs to a college list of 18 with Claude and ChatGPT
A family used Claude and ChatGPT to narrow 350 direct-admission nursing programs to a final college list of 18 in an evening.
WorkedClaude +1Evidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan a week of family meals and fill an HEB curbside cart with ChatGPT
ChatGPT planned a week of family meals, filled an HEB curbside cart with Computer Use and emailed a PDF of the plan.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Screenshots or logsBeginner-friendlyView CaseTalk a New York rent increase down from 9% to 1.2% with comps and a reply drafted by ChatGPT
ChatGPT pulled comparable listings and drafted a polite reply to a 9% rent increase; after checking the comps, it came down to 1.2%.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseTrack down an out-of-stock gel by calling a list of local pharmacies compiled by ChatGPT
ChatGPT compiled a list of pharmacies in Uyo with phone numbers; calling down the list found one with Reparil Gel in stock.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseTrain for a first half marathon on a day-by-day plan built by ChatGPT
ChatGPT built a day-by-day half marathon plan from current mileage; the runner finished on it and set a record about a year later.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseTroubleshoot a dishwasher and an oven with ChatGPT using photos and voice
ChatGPT read a dishwasher's model and manual from photos, and helped trace an oven fault with a multimeter; a technician fits the part.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseBuild a custom GPT as a job-search coach and go from 2 or 3 interviews to at least 7 and a PayPal offer
A custom ChatGPT GPT for outreach, resumes and prep got a product manager at least 7 interviews and a job at PayPal.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseBuild a goodwill case with ChatGPT and get a €6,000 out-of-warranty engine replacement for free
ChatGPT researched a car's known engine faults and built a case; the maker approved a free €6,000 engine replacement.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseCompare five homeowner's insurance quotes with ChatGPT and Claude, and learn to check insurers' financial ratings, not BBB
ChatGPT and Claude compared five home insurance quotes under storm scenarios and steered toward financial strength.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Described by posterView CaseCut a family's grocery spend from $400–$500 every few days to $140 a week with a ChatGPT meal plan
ChatGPT built a cheap family meal plan with price comparisons; a week of meals cost $140, not $400–$500 every few days.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseFight a private parking charge with ChatGPT finding holes in the operator's evidence, then recover £462.15 in costs
ChatGPT picked apart a £60 parking charge; the operator dropped it and later paid the chef £462.15 in costs.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseFind a cheaper Medicare drug plan with ChatGPT after a premium rise, then confirm it in Medicare's Plan Finder
ChatGPT found a $5.30 Medicare Part D plan; the blogger confirmed it in Plan Finder and saved $1,448.40 a year.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView Case

