I Used ChatGPT for 12 Months. Here Are Some Hidden Gems That Will Change Your Life

Transform your life with these ChatGPT’s hidden gems.

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This will probably be the last article of 2023, so I wish you all a Happy New Year! Wish you happiness, health, wealth and prosperity to all of you!

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As ChatGPT gains more popularity, many have become accustomed to its standard functions and are using ChatGPT in various ways. However, what many don’t realize is that this AI has a bunch of advanced capabilities beyond just writing texts and code.

ChatGPT has many features that can be applied to both your personal and professional life.

In this article, I’ll share with you some less-known and non-standard features of ChatGPT. By exploring these hidden gems, you can unlock the full potential of this remarkable AI and leverage it for your benefit.

So without further ado, let’s dive in!

1. Summarize videos, articles, papers and posts

One of the best things about ChatGPT is the time it saves me when reading online content.

In the past, I had to skim through loads of boring scientific articles in order to find certain information, but now ChatGPT can do that for me in seconds. Plus, it can even translate stuff into another language in less than a minute.

Here’s how it works (note that you need to enable browsing or plugins for this)

1. Find the video/article/paper/post.

2. Copy the link.

3. Ask ChatGPT to summarize it for you.

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I found this feature incredibly helpful. The only drawback I found is that it doesn’t read scientific papers in PDF format. That said, when it comes to summarizing plain text on websites, it does a good job.

Note: Now you can summarize even PDFs with the new ChatGPT plugin “Ask Your PDF.”

2. Scan and Describe Images with ChatGPT

I recently discovered a feature that has proven to be incredibly useful to me, and I thought it would be valuable to share it with you — scanning images with ChatGPT.

It reminded me of my student days when I struggled to describe images for logic tests. Back then, I didn’t have ChatGPT, but now I can use this AI to simplify tasks that used to be challenging to me in the past.

Here’s how it works.

1. Locate the desired image on the Internet. I’ll use the image of the anatomy of the knee for this example.

The image of a human`s knee

2. Open the image in a separate browser tab, ensuring that only the image is visible in that tab. Then copy the URL from the browser’s address bar, as shown in the screenshot below.

The screenshot of the author

3. Ask ChatGPT to describe the image for you.

The screenshot of the author

Enjoy the detailed description provided by ChatGPT!

Note that you can also download the image and provide it to ChatGPT instead of the link.

ChatGPT has also the ability to provide descriptions for various types of visualizations. Here’s a map with a legend in the upper-right corner.