You’re using ChatGPT wrong
You’re using #ChatGPT wrong but it’s not your fault.
In this video, we dive into the top 5 mistakes users make with ChatGPT and offer practical solutions to use this #generativeAI chatbot more effectively.
From over-specific custom instructions to underutilizing ChatGPT for automation and beyond, we uncover common pitfalls and how to avoid them.
Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a productivity seeker, or someone curious about leveraging AI more efficiently, this video is packed with actionable advice to revolutionize how you use ChatGPT.
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Do you agree with these mistakes? What mistakes do you notice others making? TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Why you’re using ChatGPT wrong 00:20 Mistake #1 02:41 Mistake #2 04:55 Mistake #3 06:19 Mistake #4 08:25 Mistake #5
Hey Jeff. Please tell me if this is necessary. I try to stop Chatgpt from Hallucinating. So I asked Chatgpt to ask me questions and inform me if he is unable to obtain a solution from his database and/or research online. I haven't tried a stress test yet. But it is in my custom gpt that I am working on.
You should stress test since I wouldn't know either LOL@@ekot0419
@@JeffSu #3 is absolutely lifechanging. It really helps clarifying my question. Lets put it this way. This prompt saved me 5 to 6 house rules that I wrote in broken English and a lot more effective. I saw the difference immediately. Thank you.
That's amazing!!!@@ekot0419
spelling wrong lol 8:58 last line "be"
I added the line about asking 5 more questions to my custom instructions and I get questions automatically without asking it every time. Excellent video! Keep it up!
Amazing implementation Eric!!
Hi Jeff, I am a 63 year old who LOVES learning about ChatGPT. Your videos are amazing!
Woohooo that's AWESOME to hear!!
@jeffSu. You are one of my most favourite youtubers, here's why: No bs content, no overly complex designs/concepts, no dramatic music. Just straight forward minimal content that I can perceive to utmost level You replies/reacts to most of the comments which creates conversational atmosphere rather than a boring class. This is extremely rare(in youtubers) and very hard for you having 6L+ subs You include timestamps, video length is just perfect(not too lengthy, not too short), 2-3 videos a month makes your content rich( I have seen many youtubers who dilute their content by repeating upload everyday which causes confusion)
Wow this is the kindest comment I've come across all day, thank you!!!!
@JeffSu really enjoy the energy you bring to your videos! And also how you cut right to the chase by providing information we can understand and use right away. Props!
Thanks so much Tim!!
Great video Jeff 00:00: Introduction to misusing ChatGPT. 00:02: Discussing new feature releases and expert advice. 00:18: Custom instructions feature in ChatGPT. 00:53: Setting up effective custom instructions. 01:29: Emulating online creators' styles in ChatGPT. 02:43: Challenges for non-coders using ChatGPT. 03:04: Creating a Google Docs script with ChatGPT. 04:56: 'First try fallacy' in ChatGPT usage. 06:32: Using ChatGPT for actionable insights. 07:32: Insightful Q&A session with ChatGPT. 08:27: 'Prompt overload paradox' and effective use of ChatGPT prompts.
Thanks for another concise yet super helpful video, Jeff! My favorite tip is the "Ask me 5 questions that will improve the response you will be giving me" because I sometimes struggle with devising the most efficient prompts. Thanks Jeff :D
No problem May, maybe we can get together sometime and explore these prompts together 😁
Nice one Jeff! BTW: regarding your 2nd tip of automating docs. This also works nicely with VBA code for MS Word.
Great point!
Thanks for posting this video! These are some amazing tips!! I'm already asking for it to make me a cleaning schedule and create a social media content calendar for my small business. The 5 follow-up questions is a time saver.
Wooohooo that's what I love to hear 😁
I have been watching your videos since the beginning. I have loved all of your tips and have shared your videos with everyone I know. I just want you to know I've finally subscribed to your newsletter and am looking forward to your content. BTW your intros are phenomenal now!
Wow thank you so much my friend!!! 😁
Great tips and delivery style. I was gonna subscribe but noticed I was already subscribed ;)
Hahahahahahaha feel free to subscribe again :P
@@JeffSusame here. I actually already had the bell clicked. So you know you are producing good content. Nice work
Very same here, haha
Wow notifications on? Thanks Alex!@@alexatedw
LOL another one :)@@buihuubao
First time watched this video from your channel, Jeff and I liked and subscribed within the first 60secs. Didn't skip any part and watch the entire video. Love your presentation and humour style, very very impressed, consider me your FAN from today!
Wooohoooo thank you so much!! 😁
Last tip was my favorite! Congrats mate. I'd love to see you working with AI within Power Automate to automate tasks through low code.
Prompt overload one? Nice Luis! I don't use Power Automate though 😅
Wow, this content is really gold. This is my first Jeff Su video, and surely wont be the last. I am building an online business and knowing these tips and tricks could not be more helpful at this time. WOW! Thanks so much :)
No problem 😁
@@JeffSu You're the man! Just created a KILLER business plan with your tips and tricks for Chat GPT. Amazing
Woohooo! What kinda business are you in?@@nickmyers1762
@@JeffSu I help content creators, influencers, and industry professionals build online businesses around their personal brands. My team and I build digital products, info-products, paid communities, e-commerce stores, and much much more - we do all the grunt work. I also help older generational business owners modernize their business practices to catch up to modern online business marketing trends and operations. Only started my company 3 weeks ago but got projects going with 4 clients. This digital age that we live in has resulted in so much disruptive innovation that there are now so many unique online business opportunities to explore and take advantage of. Exciting times.
another vid another banger 😍 this is golden, thank you so much Jeff 🙏
Thank you my friend 😁
"... if not (if you're not a fan of his speech), hit the dislike button... TWICE". You think we wouldn't notice this point, huh? 😆🤣😂 You're definitely amazing, Jeff!
Well I'm sure SOMEONE noticed 😉
First video I've seen here. Fantastic. Your editing and scripting are on point. Everything is clean af
Woohoo thanks 😁
I was using the "mistake 3" solution already before watching this video, i use "Feel free to openly discuss this prompt aswell as ask questions to improve accuracy." game changer frfr
Oh that's awesome!
Great stuff Jeff, im gonna test out some of your tips. Keepem coming
Will do! 😁
Thanks Jeff for super useful tips!! You never disappoint us. 👍😊
Woohooo thanks 😁
Wow Su, I love the way you hit the topics fast with examples.
That's what I do 😁
Number one in prompts man. I follow you. Thanks for this.
No problem! 😁
Jeff, thank you so much for the quality and content of your videos. I recommend them to all my colleagues. I even tell them they get bonuses by clicking Subscribe twice 😅
Hahahaha THANK YOU 😁
A value-packed video, it's been a long time since I've watched such a wonderful video. Thanks, Jeff.
You're very welcome! 😁
As always great video Jeff, one question can some or all of this tips can apply to Bard?
Most of them will (apart from custom instructions of course)
This guy is good! His videos are thorough and informative! And he's not boring! Love the video!
Woohooo thank you 😁
Very informative! I haven't experimented with custom instructions yet, but I'm definitely going to add that last sentence from Mistake #3 to my prompts! I'll let you know how things go :)
Let me know how you find it andrea 😁
Awesome insights and extremelly useful tips Jeff! Thank you so much for sharing! You got yourself a new subscriber!
Woohoo welcome 😁
Great video Jeff! Tks for sharing!
Not a problem at all my friend 😁
Love your videos Jeff! I always learn something new to adopt in my workflow. Quick question: What are you using to highlight and zoom in the video animations? After Effects? Amazing editing btw 💪🏻
You can find everything I use here: www.jeffsu.org/gear/
late in commenting, it works both on Gemini and Co-pilot, however, it seems that Gemini can extract more pictures from the source materials or external materials in that manner. Jeff you're really doing hard work, even if you have AI and skilled helpers behind. Just the text prompt to come up, as a human, its already hard enough. the way you have managed to loop relevancy for any job field out there is amazing. for those who have been taking notes, copy what jeff has done but, insert [. ] for those with specific job roles or where there is frequent variables, so that when you copy and paste the text, it will be as easy as filling in the blanks
Thank you so much! I'm coming up with all this myself 😁
So good as always! Hitting that 1 mil sub soon brother 🎉🎉🎉
I hope so haha
Great video ❤it - could you give me an advice how you pop out an information and bring it into focus during your videos?
You can check out all the software I use here: www.jeffsu.org/gear/
3.3k+...Thanks Jeff. Another great advice. Can't wait to see next.
What does the 3.3k mean haha
@@JeffSu 3.3k+ means I'm the 3.3k+ person who smashed the like button.
Awesome tips! Thanks Jeff. 👍🏻
No problem
Holy Moly! My 'Custom Instruction' was a mess and the actual culprit. You have always been a life saver Jeff. I wish Google also add custom instructions for their Gemini Advanced model. Btw, is there a way to save template with the suffix phrase "Ask me 5 questions that will improve the response you'll be giving me." and reuse that with a simple click and add the context and question to it?
Use a free clipboard manager 😁
Another commenter mentioned that he added this bit to his custom instructions.
This is very helpful. Where can you find custom instruction input? I cannot find it. Is it something that you put manually, or is there an actual button to click?
Bottom left corner :)
Gonna tell you, you DO have a sense of humor, kind of charming it is!
hahaha thanks 😁
man your production quality is through the roof buddy! well done sir.
Thank you 😁
Thank you for this video, it's very informative and helpful. I have a question regarding the first part of the custom instructions, how important is that info if I want to use a certain persona for the responses. My personal info isn't really relevant to how I want to use chatgpt.
That's totally fine!
Great tips! AI can be hard to understand, so your video was a huge help. This makes using ChatGPT for making my workflow more efficient feel way more feasible XD
Woohooo that's what I love to hear!
Thanks, Jeff, I learned a lot from this video.
No problem 😁
@JeffSu do you find that with every new version of chatGPT, the responses are getting worse?
Hm...not really, did you notice something different??
@@JeffSu yes, So using exactly the same inputs I need to run them few times to receive a proper outcome, when earlier it mostly delivered the good ones in one or two tries
Dam really :(@@enjoyvride
Jeff which AI do you think is better for coding? Gemini or Chat GPT 4? Which one is better for um niche coding languages? Like I'm using a plugin for Unreal Engine that lets me use a, modified for UE, version of Angelscript to script in UE. I don't NEEEEEED help from AI, but if I can benefit from it then why not? However, even though there is documentation there aren't too many use cases of AS-UE that I can show to AI chats. What do you think?
The only correct answer I can give you: Use the same prompt for both and see which one makes fewer errors the first time around
Great video! Where did you get the black background with white dots that’s a bit animated? Thank you!
You can find everything I use here: www.jeffsu.org/gear/
Thank you for this video. Love your How to AI series.
Thank you 😁
Super helpful tips! Adding several to my repertoire.
Glad to hear it!!
Man you just nailed it!! Loved those tips ❤❤
Woohoo thanks Hillary!
Light.... Light sarcasm? Is that even possible? Another great video here for sure, no sarcasm intended. I am going to be checking this out again when I get to the office and really start digging into how I can continue to do far less. Okay that last sentence WAS sarcasm. See? It's like seasoning it with love!
I guess light sarcasm isn't possible for us Matthew!
@@JeffSu Unless it is sarcasm about lights and lighting products.
Great Stuff man! Really great work.
Thank you 😁
6:30 'distilling actionable insights' Love hearing that right after I used Tiago Forte blog posts as the input for response style
Tiago is the GOAT!
Great job! Love your suggestionsn
Thank you 😁
Always entertaining and informative 🙏👏🙌
Thank you 😁
Amazing content Jeff, love the sense of humor 1:26 😂
Hahaha glad to hear it 😁
I can see why you have so many sub's (including me now), its short to the point and easy to implement. All the other AI type content is very dry and full of marketing hype. Thank you for your hard work!
Haha thank you my friend!!
Custom instruction: From ChatGPT reply, extract and list all nouns and adjectives in glossary format with their definitions.
Interesting, how do you use this in your workflow?
Hi Jeff, love it! Do you have any posts where you share your tools and techniques for producing these videos? Any AI tools that help? Any thoughts on ScreenFlow?
You can find everything here: www.jeffsu.org/gear/
@@JeffSu That's a long list. Can you help with prioritization? For example, why not use the 1080p camera built into the Macbook pro 16"? Or other good USB webcams?
Production value :)@@justingordon7058
Great as usual, Jeff, ty
No problem 😁
Dude is one of the few KZheadrs who actually provides real value in every video.
No arguments from me there 😁
#Jeff never fails to impress me ❤ Incredible video! 🔥 Practical tips on optimizing ChatGPT use, especially love the writing style emulation hack and non-coder automation. 'Ask me five questions' trick is a game-changer for refining responses. Actionable insights over summaries - a game-changer! 👏 That's the reason we are such big fans of Jeff. ❤
Woohooo love it! 😁
Good stuff, brother. Big ups.
Thank you my friend 😁
The last top was a good one, thanks.
Just the last one? :(
Thank you! Such good tips!
No problem! Which tip did you find the most useful?
@@JeffSu Giving it information about yourself and how an article applies to you when summarizing it 😊
Amazing video, love the AI-powered automations 🚀
Now I don't feel so bad not learning coding in college 😁
this might be your best video! love it.
Thank you so much! AND also thank you for being a member!!
Absolutely! I've learned so much from your videos. Thank you for sharing what you have learned. Do you take requests? Requests on a topic to cover. @@JeffSu
What's the request? 😁@@JimiAlfaro
Love these tips，thank you
You're extremely welcome!!
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I was very impressed with that. I learned more. Cheers.
Glad to hear it 😁
this is amazing, thanks!
No problem 😁
Hey Jeff you content and presentation🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thankssss 😁😁
Amazingly helpful video! 😃
Thank you 😁
Great delivery & personality!
Thanks 😁
There should not be any dislike button for your videos Jeff. Can't thank you enough.
No arguments from me 😁
Amazing , thanks for sharing. But one can create multiple GPT's, ie. one for random questions, one for marketing, one for sports related questions etc... Anyway thanks, love the idea of creating multiple persona in the first box for Customer Instructions
That's a good point! I just don't like switching between so many GPTs 😂
@@JeffSu I can imagine that, if you have more than 10 GPT's , that could be daunting
Getting you notification always gives me joy! ✅
Me too 😁
Your videos are amazing!
Thank you my friend 😁, which one is your favorite so far?
I liked your video so much i hit the subscribe button twice!
Wait but that means you unsubscribe :(
@@JeffSu just kidding. Been subscribed for 2 months now. Awesome content and humor
yayyy@@zanderion
Sure, I was engineering prompts ten years ago, joystick in hand.
Wait really 😂
Im curious. Do you think using app scripts is better than having a repo of templates that you can duplicate ?
Depends on the use case. Sometimes copy paste is faster, sometimes a button is faster
Now the question how I ask gpt to summarize your video and write all the prompt hacks you mentioned😊
Let me know how accurate the output is! 😁
Entering custom instructions doesn't seem available to me. When I asked ChatGPT how to do it, it said it's no longer possible since an update January 2022. But this video is from 2 weeks ago so I'm confused. It should be possible to add custom instructions right?
It's in the bottom left hand corner
Thanks Jeff!
You're very welcome 😁
Dear Sir is there possible using chatgpt or bard ai, we can draw flow chart or figure for research paper plz make video on that
Probably not yet
I had no idea Noah had actual fans
Wait what why not
8:42 this part is just waaay too cute, I have to rewatch like 4 times!
Hahahaha thanks vincent 😁
How much does it cost to use GPT4? I'd like to try GPT4-Vision, but not sure how to setup a non-commercial account to get access to Open AI tokens. My goal is to extract some tables from some poor-quality pdf scans.. the tools I've tried (paddle , ocr my pdf , Pyteseract , easy / keras ocr, etc) seem to have trouble with it. Would love to see if AI can do it, but don't want to invest a lot of money before I know it works!
Why not just pay for a month and try it out?
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:42 📝 *Custom instructions in ChatGPT should cover a broad range of use cases rather than being overly specific.* 01:50 💡 *Utilize online creators' content to train ChatGPT's writing style by analyzing their work and instructing ChatGPT accordingly.* 02:47 🛠️ *ChatGPT can automate tasks without coding knowledge, like generating meeting notes in Google Docs.* 05:23 🔄 *Instead of expecting perfect responses initially, prompt ChatGPT to ask follow-up questions to refine its understanding and improve outputs.* 06:32 📑 *Rather than just summarizing, prompt ChatGPT with specific questions or scenarios to generate personalized insights and actionable recommendations.* Made with HARPA AI
I am a sort of expert in certain areas of darts. Try this in the sport of darts and you realize, chatgpt does not really know anything, but it assumes quite convincingly and sounds very accurate even when it is not. I am keeping that in my mind when watching how you put in contents that I know nothing about. For example, ask chat gpt what segment ls and numbers are on a dartboard and it will answer correctly. Ask chat gpt what result you get when you add up all the values on a dartboard and you will get a wrong answer. To a novice, that answer seems correct. One would also expect chat gpt to be good ad this mathematical task, so you are likely to trust the outcome.
I guess it's a good thing I'm not using this for darts 😂
Amazing. Im a fan! Thanks
You're very welcome 😁
7:54 Jeff, frankly, I think you are one of the leaders of this short-form epidemic we are facing 😆, caused by TikTok, Reels, .., and now AI summarizing feature. Maybe sooner, writers and content creators will not see a point(and profit) in creating any detailed content(book, podcast, lecture, and even articles), because our Z gen cannot endure it, and they will use AI tools to summarize it. Sadly, our attention span is getting horribly and unrealistically short, and we know, most things that are valuable need detailed explanation, conciseness comes after comprehensiveness, as a supplementary not a replacement. Btw, I love your videos, and I love AI, and I'm very grateful to you for teaching me how to effectively leverage it, yet the concerns are intimidating, I hope you'll make some videos talking about attention span and patience.
I totally hear you my friend! I guess my approach is more about dealing with reality as opposed to what "ought to be" 😅
I agree, you are right@@JeffSu
Is this a regional thing? I'm in Australia and don't have custom instructions. Nor can I upload pdf
Hm...that's weird. Custom Instructions should be available for everyone. Did you check your bottom left corner?
I am also from Australia and found selecting the two lines in the top left corner will show chat history but at the bottom it shows your user name/ account. Select that option to see settings where you can add custom instructions. Hope this helps!!
This is the best video on ChatGPT hacks i've seen on KZhead. 🎉
No arguments from me 😁
Great video and brilliant tips, thank you very much! I have one question: I’ve learned, when you upload a PDF to ChatGPT that it learns from it and can replicate the information to other users. You didn’t mention this when you uploaded the PDF in your video. What’s the story with that?
What do you mean? I wasn't trying to hide that 😂, it just didn't seem like a big deal to me. Pretty sure every online tool stores our private information...
The #2 tip, about the scripts for google docs: WOW
I know right???
These are solid tips!
Thank you! 😁
I almost have the exact information on my custom instructions. Except I call it Continuous Improvement from Toyota/Lean
That's awesome!
What was the prompt to generate the script for this video?
Trade secret :)
Yo props from Toronto!
Thanks 😁
I try to avoid writing much about me other than "Me Smart" because I don't want to spend context tokens. I'm probably overthinking this right?
Yea probably especially if you're not paying extra for the API...?