The video discusses the use of ChatGPT for effective internet research. The presenter emphasizes the importance of two key steps: enabling custom instructions in ChatGPT and installing the Consensus Search plugin.
To set up custom instructions, the presenter navigates to the sidebar, selects custom instructions, and fills in two boxes: one about the user and the other about how they want ChatGPT to respond. The presenter then selects a persona (in this case, a university professor) and copies pre-filled responses into ChatGPT's custom instructions.
The Consensus Search plugin is activated by going to the plugins feature, searching for 'consensus', and installing the plugin. This plugin allows ChatGPT to provide answers and insights directly from scientific papers.
The presenter demonstrates how to use these features for research by stating a problem and asking ChatGPT to help with the research. The responses provided by ChatGPT are detailed, including links to resources, key findings, and implications for future research.
The presenter also shows how to use the custom instructions and Consensus Search plugin for business growth. For example, a small online business owner can use these features to research strategies used by Fortune 500 companies and implement them into their business.
The video concludes by encouraging viewers to use the two features together for amazing results and recommends a ChatGPT Mastery course for further learning.
1. Chat GPT is a tool that can be used for research on the internet. It is beneficial for business owners, students, and independent researchers.
2. To set up Chat GPT correctly, it is necessary to enable custom instructions. This can be done by opening the sidebar, selecting custom instructions from the three dots in the bottom left-hand corner.
3. Custom instructions allow users to fill out two boxes: one about themselves to provide better responses and another on how they would like Chat GPT to respond.
4. The user can use custom personas to make Chat GPT an expert in any profession.
5. To enhance the effectiveness of studying and research, a plugin needs to be enabled that provides links and organizes information in an easier-to-understand way.
6. The plugin, called "Consensus Search", gets answers and insights directly from scientific papers. It is extremely useful when researching any subject as it provides links, resources, and citations.
7. The custom instructions and the plugin work together to provide results. By stating the problem, the plugin and the custom instructions can help with the research.
8. The user can tailor the response by stating their overall goal, such as completing a research paper for a health class.
9. The response provided by Chat GPT includes key findings, methodological considerations, implications for future research, and links for further detail.
10. The user can use the generated knowledge from Chat GPT to create a follow-up prompt for deeper exploration and creation of a research paper.
11. The user can format a research paper based on the findings from Chat GPT.
12. The user can use this method as a business owner to find outliers and strategies that bigger companies are using, and implement them in their smaller company.
13. The user can switch the persona in the custom instructions from a university professor to a business coach to get advice on growth strategies, leadership, and decision-making for the business.
14. The user can use the consensus search plugin to dive deeper into scientific papers on the subject they are researching.
15. The user can go even deeper by using the consensus search plugin to find research backing the strategies provided by Chat GPT.