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TRAINING PROMPTS

To unlock the full potential of ChatGPT, it’s important to
understand the importance of data as input. Unlike

traditional software programs, ChatGPT adapts and modifies
its behavior based on data collected from your inputs. This
is different from conventional software and web applications
where the user experience is relatively fixed or pre-
programmed to behave in a particular way. When you type

a search query into Google or YouTube, you do so as a
recipient, knowing that you have little control over what
results Google will feed back to you. Yes, the algorithm will

generate results based on search terms and the location of
your IP address, but you have no control over how Google
formats and showcases the results.
Also, even though there are ways to customize software

features like spell check in Microsoft Word or utilize search
hacks for Google Search, only a fraction of users take
advantage of these options. Instead, most people beeline

for the search box or click on a button to execute the
request using the default settings determined by the
developers of the software. Unsurprisingly, this is how most
people use ChatGPT. They tell ChatGPT what they want but
they don’t explain how that information should be written,

presented, or organized. This includes customizing various
elements of the output, such as the formatting, perspective,
length, and writing style. For instance, you can restrict

ChatGPT's output to 140 characters, or 142 characters. You
can modify the writing style. You can even modify the