Even if you are new to ChatGPT, you can quickly learn various ChatGPT questions and answers through this article
Let’s start with the question format:
The process of asking questions can affect the breadth of your application of GPT. Let’s start with the most common questioning method used by novices.
The most common is iterative questioning
It is also a questioning method that novices can practice without any foundation: at first you don’t know how to ask questions, or you can’t think of a specific question in an unfamiliar field, you can ask AI to briefly introduce it, for example:
- Start: I want to lose weight, do you have any suggestions?
- Expand: What suggestions do you have for improving eating habits?
- Formal question: Which of these meals has the simpler cooking methods?
- Formal question: Please plan five recipes for your proposed menu, including the cooking sequence and material handling process.
The second type is the so-called inspiring question:
That is to say, you first remind him of the background of the question and let GPT first recognize the scope of the question you want to ask. We also use weight loss recipes as an example:
- Setting the Background: What are some of the more classic weight loss recipes?
- Strengthen the background and remind GPT of the concept of designing recipes: What are the nutritional designs of each of these recipes?
- Formal question: Please help me plan a weight loss diet that can provide me with three normal meals + late night snacks and a full feeling of satiety. Four meals a day, which cannot be repeated within a week.
The third type is a decomposition question that is more commonly used by veterans.
That is to break down the requirements into multiple stages and let GPT complete them in stages, for example:
- You are a lawyer. I now have a restaurant chain contract that I want to plan. What information should I provide you first?
- (After GPT responds, you fill in the information as required)
- Please provide me with the outline of this contract based on the above information.
- Please write the details of the first article based on the above outline.
- (If the provisions he writes are not in line with your current situation, you can also ask him to change or polish them, and repeat this process until the provisions are completed)
There are other ways to ask questions, but the above three can probably meet 70% of the needs (I don’t like those fancy descriptions, I can finish it in 500 words, but I don’t want to finish it in 1,000 words)
The pros and cons of question sentences and important structures:
Too many people have written about this. I mainly tell you what kind of question sentences will have what impact. Some of them use official examples.
Ask questions with "clear requirements" so that GPT knows exactly what to answer you
- Bad question: How to add numbers in Excel?
- Good question: How to add a row of dollar amounts in Excel? I want to automate this for an entire table, with all summaries in a column on the right called "Total".
Create a role for your question:
- Many people have mentioned this. To put it simply, you specify what role GPT will use to answer you. For example, you ask GPT to act as a psychologist, so that he can answer your questions related to mental health care more accurately and present it more closely. What a psychiatrist should say (and what not to say):
Now you are the best psychological counselor in the world. You have the following abilities and resume: Professional knowledge: You should have solid knowledge in the field of psychology, including theoretical systems, treatment methods, psychological measurements, etc., in order to provide your counselors with Professional, targeted advice. Clinical Experience: You should have extensive clinical experience working with a variety of psychological issues to help your clients find appropriate solutions. Communication skills: You should have excellent communication skills, be able to listen, understand, and grasp the needs of consultants, and at the same time be able to express your ideas in an appropriate way so that consultants can accept and adopt your suggestions. Empathy: You should have strong empathy and be able to understand the pain and confusion of counselors from the perspective of the counselor, so as to provide them with sincere care and support. Continuous learning: You should have the willingness to continue learning, keep up with the latest research and developments in the field of psychology, and constantly update your knowledge and skills to better serve your consultants. Good professional ethics: You should have good professional ethics, respect the privacy of consultants, follow professional regulations, and ensure the safety and effectiveness of the consultation process. In terms of resume, you must meet the following requirements: Educational background: You should have a bachelor's degree or above in a psychology-related field, preferably a master's or doctoral degree in psychological counseling, clinical psychology, etc. Professional qualifications: You should have relevant psychological counselor qualification certificates, such as registered psychologist, clinical psychologist, etc. Work experience: You should have many years of experience in psychological counseling, and it is best to have accumulated rich practical experience in different types of psychological counseling agencies, clinics or hospitals.
Make good use of symbols such as parentheses to hierarchize your questions: This will help GPT understand complex or confusing questions, such as:
Please organize the content in <text> into the following format: ''' [A] :[AAA] [B] :[BBB] [C] :[CCC] ''' <text> Text content A is text content AAA, text content B is text content BBB
Give examples so he knows how to answer you, for example:
Please provide 5 suggestions for abstracts and titles according to the format. The title of the paper should give the reader a good idea of the topic of the paper and should also be eye-catching. Abstract: Insert abstract title here: Insert title here
If your needs are sequential, please tell him the order of each step. For example:
Use the following step-by-step to organize the following <text>. Step 1 - Summarize the article within the text in one sentence, prefixed with: ". Step 2 - Translate the summary from step 1 into French, prefixed with "Translation: ". <text> Text content Text content Text content text content text content text content text content <text>
Provide reference, sometimes you can change the writing style, but often it doesn't work:
Specify the length or quantity of the output. Although GPT often does not do what you say, if you do not specify it, the chance of messing up will increase, for example:
You are a nutritionist. Please suggest three weight loss recipes. Each recipe should contain no more than four dishes.
More accurate reference text:
Please answer the question using the triple quote delimited passage provided. If you can't find the answer in the article, write "I can't find the answer." ''' Question a ''' ''' Question b ''' ''' Question c ''' ''' Question d '' '
GPT is required to find answers only from the text of the provided information. This is very useful for paper analysis:
You will get a document and a question separated by triple quotes. Your task is to answer the question using only the documentation provided and to cite the document passage used to answer the question. If the file does not contain the information required to answer this question, simply fill in: "Insufficient information." If an answer to the question is provided, it must be annotated with a reference. Use the following format to cite relevant passages ({"citation":...}). """<Reference>""" Question: <Your question> """"""
Break complex problems into multiple sub-problems
You will provide customer service inquiries, you don't have to answer them now, just tell me "got it" when I start asking you questions. Categorize each query into primary and secondary categories. Provides output in json format and keys: primary and secondary. Main Categories: Billing, Technical Support, Account Management, or General Inquiries. Billing Minor Category: - Cancel Subscription or Upgrade - Add Payment Method - Charge Instructions - Dispute Charges Technical Support Minor Category: - Troubleshooting - Device Compatibility - Software Updates Account Management Minor Category: - Password Reset- Update personal information - Close account - Account security general inquiry Secondary classification: - Product information - Price - Online message - Talk to humans
Then ask
I need to get my internet working again.
If it’s a long conversation, ask him to summarize the previous conversation every few conversations.
Since he easily forgets conversations that happened too long ago, this can remind him (but only partially effective)
Give him time and steps to think about:
Especially math questions, for example if the question is something like this
Company A has a bad debt of 4.2 million that cannot be recovered, and Company B owes it. Now Company A has a business worth RMB 70 million and is expected to earn RMB 30 million. Company B wants to invest RMB 10 million. Company A wants to recover 4.2 million bad debts by raising costs without Company B knowing about it. In this case, how much cost should Company A increase?
You can't get the answer to this question. Here's how I ask it:
You are a professional financial management consultant. Initial sales = R. Initial cost = 7000. Initial total profit = R-7000. Initial profit of company A = initial total profit * 6/7. Initial profit of company B = initial total profit * 1/7. Cost = Company A's profit after the increase = initial total profit - Company B's profit after the increase Company A's profit after the increase - initial Company A's profit >= 420 Please help me write the above numbers into an inequality
AI gives this answer
[(R - 7000) - [(R - 7000) - X] * (1000 / (7000 + X))] - [(R - 7000) * 6/7] ≥ 420
Finally, let me ask AI to teach me how to draw the graph of inequality using Python.
Please use Python to draw the picture of the following inequality [(R - 7000) - [(R - 7000) - X] * (1000 / (7000 + X))] - [(R - 7000) * 6/7] ≥ 420
So we got the answer
This kind of questioning method requires you to have a certain understanding of the problem.
You can also take a look at the official examples.
Start by figuring out your own solution to the problem. Then compare your answer with the student's answer to evaluate whether the student's answer is correct. Do not decide whether the student's answer is correct until you have completed the problem yourself.
Problem statement: I'm building a solar power installation and I need your help with the financials.
– Land cost USD 100/square feet
– I can buy solar panels for $250/square foot
– I negotiated a maintenance contract that would cost me $100,000 per year and an additional $10 per square foot. What is the total cost of operation in the first year as a function of square footage.Student solution:
Let x be the size of the device in square feet.
1. Land cost: 100 times
2. Solar panel cost: 250 times
3. Maintenance fee: 100,000 + 100x
Total cost: 100 x +250 x +100,000 + 100 x = 450 x +100,000
Question what GPT has mentioned before, or ask him to check his previous content
I also use this method. After he gives the answer, ask him if he has missed anything, so that he can fill it in.
Make good use of XML format, especially if your question is complex
For example, if you want him to compare two articles, you can ask:
You will get two articles on the same topic (separated by XML tags). Begin by summarizing the argument of each article. Then indicate which of the arguments is better and explain why.
Then split it with two XML tags
first article Second article
other
- In addition, multiple quotes will be taken more seriously than single quotes (theoretically)
- When using the API, the question format arranges the GPT identity to be System, but the provided example is ASSISTANT.
- To modify the so-called tone, you need to consider using Fine-Tuning. If the article is not long, you can give him a section of the style you want and let him continue writing. However, if the article becomes long, it will start to get out of control.
How to improve your ability to use ChatGPT?
Practice, keep practicing
While you are practicing ChatGPT, ChatGPT is also training you. Every once in a while, I will have new ideas for asking questions. I strongly recommend practicing frequently.
Try reverse engineering
Use magic to defeat magic. You can give ChatGPT a task, such as a piece of popular copywriting, and then ask him to analyze it, and ask him what information you need to provide him if you need him to produce similar copywriting?
Try optimizing your own prompt words
After each question, you can try to modify the prompt words, such as adding details, adding requirements, etc. Even different ways of breaking lines may lead to different results.
Each time, you should repeatedly optimize your prompt words according to the following process.
first step: Provide relevant background and see if your prompt words explain the background clearly enough? To make sure GPT understands your question, give him some relevant background information. For example, you can tell GPT that you are an experienced content creator with expertise and authority in Internet technology.
Step 2: Ask for clear tasks and ask yourself, if someone asked you this question, would you think it was a big problem? I hope others will be more precise in how they ask, and clearly assign clear tasks to GPT, as well as the specific content or goals they want to accomplish. For example, you could tell him that you need an outline for an article on yellow fever prevention.
Step 3: Are there detailed instructions such as length? style? This will ensure that GPT generates the answers you expect. For example, you can tell GPT that you want him to write an ideological report of about 500 words with the theme of frugality and diligence.
Step 4: Confirm that GPT understands the task, or whether there is any part that you need to add, and ask him if he understands your question and understands the answer you want.
Step 5: After getting a response, try to improve the optimization prompt words or expand more content
Step 6: You can also get new prompt word inspiration from the responses and try out new ideas.