ChatGPT

ChatGPT

OpenAI's consumer AI assistant

General Application

What it's used for

ChatGPT is OpenAI's flagship AI assistant, used by over 200 million people for everything from answering complex questions and brainstorming ideas to drafting professional emails and writing code. It is the most widely adopted AI chatbot in the world and serves as the default starting point for many knowledge workers exploring what AI can do.

  • Research & analysis — summarize articles, extract key data from documents, compare options, and synthesize information across topics
  • Writing & editing — draft emails, blog posts, reports, and social media copy; rewrite for tone and clarity
  • Coding assistance — generate code snippets, debug errors, explain algorithms, and write unit tests
  • Image generation — create illustrations, diagrams, and marketing visuals using DALL-E directly in the chat
  • Data analysis — upload CSV and Excel files for analysis, charting, and statistical interpretation
  • Custom GPTs — build specialized assistants tailored to specific workflows or domains

Marketers, developers, students, executives, and freelancers all use ChatGPT daily. Its strength lies in versatility — it handles a remarkably wide range of tasks competently, making it the Swiss Army knife of AI tools.

With its mobile apps, desktop clients, and web interface, ChatGPT meets users wherever they work. The GPT Store extends functionality further with thousands of community-built specialized assistants.

Getting started

  1. Visit chatgpt.com and click Sign up. You can register with your email address, Google account, Microsoft account, or Apple ID.
  2. Verify your email and complete account setup. You are immediately placed on the Free plan with access to GPT-4o mini, limited GPT-4o usage, and basic features.
  3. To unlock the full experience, upgrade to a paid plan:
    • ChatGPT Plus — $20/mo: GPT-4o, o3-mini, DALL-E image generation, file uploads, Advanced Data Analysis, custom GPTs, and Browse
    • ChatGPT Pro — $200/mo: Unlimited access to all models including o1 pro mode, extended compute for complex tasks
    • ChatGPT Team — $25/user/mo: Workspace collaboration, admin console, higher usage caps
  4. Install the apps for on-the-go access:
  5. Explore Custom GPTs by clicking Explore GPTs in the sidebar — or build your own by clicking Create a GPT.
Tip: Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+. (desktop app) to quickly open ChatGPT from anywhere. Pin your most-used conversations and organize them into folders for fast access.

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Shreyas Doshi

Startup Advisor & Product Expert @ Independent (ex-Stripe, Twitter, Google)

Product management expert with 15+ years at Stripe (first PM Manager), Twitter, Google, and Yahoo. Advises AI companies including Anthropic, inVideo AI, Airtable, and SaaS Labs. 400k+ followers for his writing on products, leadership, and management. Teaches popular courses on Maven including Product Sense and PM Career Management. Angel investor and executive coach.

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Jeff Su

AI Productivity Expert & Content Creator @ Independent (ex-Google PMM)

Former Google Product Marketing Manager turned AI productivity expert with 1M+ YouTube subscribers. Creates tutorials on using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Notion AI to 10x workplace productivity. Known for practical, office-worker-focused AI tool tutorials rather than technical deep dives.

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Tina Huang

Data Scientist & AI Educator @ Independent (ex-FAANG)

Data scientist and popular YouTube creator teaching AI, data science, and coding skills. Former FAANG data scientist. Creates practical tutorials on using AI tools for data analysis, coding, and career development. Known for making technical topics accessible to beginners.

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Allie K. Miller

AI Advisor & Investor @ Independent (ex-Amazon Head of ML)

Former Head of Machine Learning at Amazon. Now an independent AI advisor, investor, and one of the most-followed AI voices on LinkedIn with millions of followers. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and Inc.'s Female Founders list. Advises Fortune 500 companies on AI strategy and invests in AI startups.

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Wes Roth

AI Content Creator & Podcaster @ Independent

YouTube creator with 305k+ subscribers focused on AI news, tools, and breakthroughs. Co-hosts 'AI Pod' podcast interviewing top AI researchers and builders. Self-described 'AI Yoda' teaching the latest AI tools for productivity and profit. Covers AI, robotics, VR, and emerging tech.

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Adam Goodyer

AI Automation Expert @ Independent

AI automation expert who builds workflows that save businesses 10-30+ hours per employee per week. Expert-Vetted and Top 1% with 250+ delivered projects and 100% Job Success. Specializes in n8n, Make.com, Zapier, AI chatbots, document processing, and API integrations.

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Tom Kresal

Full-Stack Machine Learning Engineer @ Independent

Full-stack ML engineer working on projects driven by smart algorithms and data. Designed ML systems for accounting document recognition using deep learning. Doubled accuracy of an AI corrosion detection model. Builds highly scalable backend services with Python, FastAPI, Celery, Redis, and MongoDB.

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Rafael Patron

AI Growth Strategist & GEO Consultant @ Independent

20+ years of digital marketing experience combined with deep AI expertise. Helps tech companies grow through AI strategy, SEO, LLMO, and paid media. President of AIPIA (320+ AI professionals), published author, university lecturer. Holds 50+ certifications across Google, Meta, HubSpot, and Salesforce.

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Rob Lennon

Prompt Engineering Consultant @ Lennon Labs

Known as the 'AI Whisperer.' 128K+ followers across Twitter/LinkedIn. 2,400+ hours prompting since GPT-2 (2019). 17 years business strategy experience. 4,000+ course participants. Full-time AI researcher since Dec 2022.

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Julia McCoy

President @ First Movers AI

9x author. Scaled and sold a 100-person writing agency. Former President at Content at Scale (50M+ words/month production). Runs 1:1 AI training for enterprise teams ($1M+/year companies). Co-hosts Leaders of AI Podcast.

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Thought leaders

AI leaders using ChatGPT

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Simon Willison

Independent

British programmer, co-creator of the Django web framework, and one of the best-known software engineers experimenting with LLMs to boost productivity. Runs simonwillison.net, an influential blog offering practical analysis of LLM advancements. Built 77+ HTML/JS apps and 6+ Python apps entirely by prompting LLMs. Created the LLM command-line tool for running prompts from the terminal.

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Ethan Mollick

University of Pennsylvania

Associate Professor at Wharton studying AI's effects on work, entrepreneurship, and education. Named one of TIME Magazine's Most Influential People in AI. Author of the NYT bestseller 'Co-Intelligence.' Creator of the One Useful Thing newsletter with 50k+ subscribers. Advised the President's Intelligence Advisory Board on AI. Co-directs Wharton's Generative AI Labs.

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Matt Shumer

OthersideAI / HyperWrite

Co-founder and CEO of OthersideAI (HyperWrite), building advanced AI autocomplete and writing tools. Creator of the open-source GPT-Prompt-Engineer tool. Angel investor through Shumer Capital backing AI infra, dev tools, and agent-native products. His viral 5,000-word essay on AI drew 75M+ views on X and was covered by Fortune, Inc., and major media.

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Cassie Kozyrkov

Kozyr (formerly Google Chief Decision Scientist)

CEO of Kozyr and formerly Google's first Chief Decision Scientist. Pioneered the field of Decision Intelligence at Google. Now focuses on AI governance, leadership strategy, and organizational AI transformation. Known for making complex AI concepts accessible to business leaders.

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Noelle Russell

AI Leadership Institute

CEO of the AI Leadership Institute and 4x Microsoft MVP. Expert in ethical AI, enterprise workflows, and responsible innovation. Helps organizations navigate AI transformation with a focus on governance and responsible deployment.

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Kyle Coleman

Copy.ai

CMO at Copy.ai, the first GTM AI Platform. Started in B2B SaaS in 2013 as 6th employee at Looker (acquired by Google for $2.6B). Previously CMO at Clari. Under his leadership, Copy.ai pivoted from a copywriting app to an end-to-end GTM workflow automation platform, growing revenue 260% in eight months.

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Sander Schulhoff

Learn Prompting / HackAPrompt

Founder of Learn Prompting, which has educated millions on state-of-the-art prompt engineering techniques. Created HackAPrompt for AI red teaming. Advises AI companies on security. Teaches AI red teaming on Maven. Leading voice on practical prompt engineering in 2025-2026.

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Dharmesh Shah

HubSpot

CTO and co-founder of HubSpot. Personally built ChatSpot, HubSpot's AI assistant. Known for his influential blog OnStartups.com. Driving force behind embedding AI into every HubSpot hub for SMBs.

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Dan Shipper

Every

CEO of Every, a media company focused on AI and productivity. One of the most thoughtful writers about practical AI tool adoption. Extensively covers Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools in his newsletter.

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Matt Wolfe

Future Tools

Creator of Future Tools (futuretools.io), a curated directory of AI tools, and a popular YouTube channel reviewing the latest AI tools. One of the most trusted voices for practical AI tool evaluation, covering everything from image generators to coding assistants to productivity tools.

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