Search & research
Separate quick answers from research that needs sources and comparison.
Your decision depends on current information or evidence.
Choose a guide by the result you want. Each one gives you a usable starting prompt, a concrete example and checks that expose weak output before you rely on it.
Do you need a fact or a decision?
For a narrow changing fact, find the primary page and its date. For a decision, define criteria and ask for claim-by-claim evidence, conflicting sources and unknowns.
Decisions that matter
- Discovery sources find questions; primary sources support decisive current claims.
- Open important links and compare their scope with your case.
- Separate source statements from inferences.
How to research with ChatGPT and check what the sources really say
Turn a broad question into a useful research brief, compare sources, check dates and claims, and write a conclusion you can trust.
Field guideHow to summarize long text with ChatGPT without losing the important parts
Turn a long document into a useful summary while keeping exceptions, dates, numbers, and uncertainty attached to their source.
Field guideHow to summarize a scientific paper with ChatGPT without changing what it found
Extract the question, method, numbers and limits of a paper, then check a plain-English summary against the source.
Where the task can lead
How to analyze a PDF with ChatGPT and check the original pages
Find answers inside a PDF, extract tables, compare versions, and check page references so a useful summary does not hide a reading error.
Connected guideHow to write better ChatGPT prompts, with examples you can copy
Give ChatGPT a clear task, useful facts, and a format. Learn how to fix vague prompts and revise answers without adding a wall of instructions.
Bring the real material.
ChatGPT can work with a clear goal and relevant notes, files or constraints. Keep the source in view and inspect the final claim before using it.
See the first-session guide