I’ve been talking with ChatGPT to fill in gaps in my general knowledge. I pick a topic that I know very little about—the Holy Roman Empire was one that I tried—and I ask ChatGPT to tell me about it. I then ask about aspects of the answer that pique my curiosity, and the conversation proceeds from there. When ChatGPT’s answers are too long or when it asks me too many questions I’m not interested in answering, I adjust the custom instructions to try to discourage it. Two of the first conversations I had with it are here:
I could also learn about such topics by reading Wikipedia or other references, of course. But somehow talking interactively about them makes them more interesting and the information seems to stick with me better.
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I could also learn about such topics by reading Wikipedia or other references, of course. But somehow talking interactively about them makes them more interesting and the information seems to stick with me better.