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A Student's Guide To Writing With ChatGPT - OpenAI

This guide outlines how students can effectively use ChatGPT to enhance their writing and critical thinking skills, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful engagement with the tool. It provides various strategies, such as delegating citation tasks, obtaining feedback on structure, and developing ideas through dialogue. The guide also stresses the need for transparency in using AI tools to maintain academic integrity.

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A Student's Guide To Writing With ChatGPT - OpenAI

This guide outlines how students can effectively use ChatGPT to enhance their writing and critical thinking skills, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful engagement with the tool. It provides various strategies, such as delegating citation tasks, obtaining feedback on structure, and developing ideas through dialogue. The guide also stresses the need for transparency in using AI tools to maintain academic integrity.

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A Student’s Guide to

Writing with ChatGPT

Used thoughtfully, ChatGPT can be a powerful tool to help


Used thoughtfully, ChatGPT can be a powerful tool to help
students develop skills of rigorous thinking and clear
writing, assisting them in thinking through ideas, mastering
complex concepts, and getting feedback on drafts.

There are also ways to use ChatGPT that are


counterproductive to learning—like generating an essay
instead of writing it oneself, which deprives students of the
opportunity to practice, improve their skills, and grapple
with the material.

For students committed to becoming better writers and


thinkers, here are some ways to use ChatGPT to engage
more deeply with the learning process.

1. Delegate citation
grunt work to
ChatGPT

AI excels at automating
tedious, time-consuming
tasks like formatting
citations. Just remember to
cross-check all source
details against original
materials for accuracy. By
taking care of the grunt
work, ChatGPT can free you
to focus on the fun part:
being creative, coming up
with original ideas, and
formulating an undeniable
argument.

Try it out

2. Quickly get up to
speed on a new topic

ChatGPT can jumpstart


your research by providing
a foundational
understanding of a subject.

Try it out
3. Get a roadmap of
relevant sources

ChatGPT can guide your


research by suggesting
relevant scholars, sources,
and search terms. But
remember: while it can
point you in the right
direction, ChatGPT isn’t a
substitute for reading
primary sources and peer-
reviewed articles. And since
language models can
generate inaccurate
information, always double-
check your facts.

Try it out

4. Complete your
understanding by
asking specific
questions

ChatGPT can help you


connect the dots and fill in
gaps in your understanding
of complex topics by
answering questions other
sources might ignore or
bury deep within chapters.

Try it out

5. Improve your flow


by getting feedback
on structure

Once you've written an


outline, ChatGPT can help
by reviewing the structure
and providing feedback on
the flow of ideas.
Try it out

6. Test your logic with


reverse outlining

Reverse outlining is a
technique to assess the
structure of an essay by
identifying the main point of
each paragraph. Seeing
your structure at a glance
can help you step back and
evaluate the logical flow of
ideas.

Try it out
7. Develop your ideas
through Socratic
dialogue

Like Socrates did for his


interlocutors, ChatGPT can
act as an intellectual
sparring partner, engaging
you in dialogue to help you
articulate and refine your
ideas.

Try it out

8. Pressure-test your
thesis by asking for
counterarguments

To make your thesis more


robust, try asking ChatGPT
to challenge your logic,
identify weak points, and
suggest counterarguments
you may have missed.

Try it out

9. Compare your ideas


against history’s
greatest thinkers

You can also ask ChatGPT


to channel the voices of the
thinkers you’re engaging
with—just in case you want
to challenge Kant on
epistemology, debate
mystical love with Rumi, or
discuss the finer points of
feminism with Simone de
Beauvoir.

Try it out
10. Elevate your
writing through
iterative feedback

ChatGPT can offer


continuous suggestions to
help strengthen your
writing, allowing you to
incorporate multiple rounds
of feedback before you
even turn in your essay.

Try it out

11. Use Advanced


Voice Mode as a
reading companion

In addition to providing
written answers, ChatGPT
also has an Advanced Voice
Mode to answer questions
or clarify inscrutable
passages in real time. Try
leaving voice mode on while
you're reading a book to
offer context without
breaking your rhythm.

Watch writer Dan Shipper


use Advanced Voice Mode

Try it out

12. Don’t just go


through the motions
—hone your skills

A school paper isn’t just a


requirement for a grade—
it’s an opportunity to
cultivate your powers.
Instead of just trying to get
it done, try asking ChatGPT
to suggest ways to develop
your ability to think critically
and write clearly.

Try it out

Be transparent—cite your conversations

One last point: When you use ChatGPT to deepen your


understanding, develop your ideas, or come to insights you
might not otherwise have had, it should fall within the
bounds of acceptable academic practices. But since
ChatGPT can also be used in unethical ways, your
professors will likely feel more comfortable if they can see
exactly how it’s contributing to your thinking.

Part of academic work is being transparent about your


sources. That’s why universities emphasize the
importance of proper citations, making sure you
acknowledge the thinkers who’ve shaped your
understanding.

Similarly, it’s important to be open about how you use


ChatGPT. The simplest way to do this is to generate
shareable links and include them in your bibliography. By
proactively giving your professors a way to audit your use of
AI, you signal your commitment to academic integrity and
demonstrate that you’re using it not as a shortcut to avoid
doing the work, but as a tool to support your learning.

How do you use ChatGPT?


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