When ChatGPT first landed on the scene, I was terrified. It was lightyears ahead of virtual assistants like Siri, Google, and Alexa, and it seemed like it was going to render my job obsolete — maybe even all jobs.
Fortunately, we now know that ChatGPT is really just a glorified chatbot and it’s far from ready to replace real-world workers, let alone take over the world. Some have even swung the opposite direction, claiming these AI chatbots are novelty gimmicks and basically useless.
I wouldn’t go that far, though. In fact, when I tried using ChatGPT in my day-to-day life, I was surprised by how beneficial it was. It’s a tool — and like any tool, you have to know how to use it to get any value out of it.
Here are some real things I’ve done this year using ChatGPT and the various ways it has actually improved my life.
Is ChatGPT itself good at coding? That depends. If …