A monk, a geneticist, and a race car driver share their chats

A dispatch from experts using ChatGPT and Codex in their work and life

Every week, we get on the phone with ChatGPT Pro subscribers to learn how they’re actually using the product, because they tend to push the edges of what’s possible. Today, we give you 10 use cases from a race car driver, a demolition professional, a mathematician, and other experts. We hope these spark ideas for how you can use AI in your field.

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Sara, James, and Katsuhiko

1. Learn how to race in different conditions

I’m a Hawaii girl, and I am used to rain.

I’m competing this weekend in Montana in an ice race with a Lancia Delta Integrale.

Since it’s 4WD, how should I approach drifting it on ice and what is the right technique compared to a RWD drift car?

— Sara Choi, pro race car driver

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2. Prepare for a demolition bid

I am a demolition contractor and want to bid the demolition scope (demolition and disposal) for this project. Can you summarize what’s required and approximate quantities of debris?

Please calculate quantities of concrete, pavers, and stone separately. Assume the larger thicknesses and 6” thickness for the existing concrete slabs. Then add 30% for fluff. Please report totals only.

[ArchitecturalPlan.pdf]
[CivilRemovalsPlan.pdf]

— James Costello, demolition professional

3. Apply a mathematical model to your research*

Tell me about the ordinary differential equation (ODE) model. How might it be used to predict oocyte consumption in the ovary?

— Katsuhiko Hayashi, PhD, geneticist

OZworld, Bartosz, and Muhsinah

4. Build a strategy to boost concert ticket sales*

I am attaching information about my tour, including venue capacity, sales timeline, promotion schedule, budget and creative assets.

Analyze the tour data to:

• Identify 3 hypotheses for why ticket sales are lagging

• Suggest actions in phases:

  • immediate (72 hours)

  • short term (2 weeks)

  • medium term (2 months)

• Define KPIs to track improvement

• Flag risks and how to avoid common failures

[TourData.csv]

— OZworld, rapper

5. Transform a LaTeX paper into an interactive JupyterBook

I uploaded a LaTeX source file with a bibliography of a mathematical paper. Turn this file into an interactive JupyterBook.

The book should:

• Help the reader go through the text line by line, supplementing the original text (left intact) with additional comments and explanations, missing definitions, and broader context.

• Use a consistent style throughout, with color boxes to make the theorems, definitions, propositions and lemmas stand out.

• Bring the code from the original text in suitable appendixes and embed it with extra documentation.

[Bibliography.tex]

— Bartosz Naskręcki, PhD, mathematician and professor

6. Explore how to build your digital tutor

How can I make a conversational tutor in my likeness for my online learning academy?

I am tech-savvy but not in coding, so please be specific and give me exact steps and a task breakdown over two weeks to get a minimum viable product for a web-based app.

— Muhsinah Morris, PhD, educator

Junichi, Richard, Mickael, and Shoukei

7. Write tasting notes for a new sake*

You are a wine sommelier. Help me write tasting notes for our new Junmai Daiginjo sake called “Yanagi,” using expressions typically used for wine.

[NewSake.pdf]

— Junichi Masuda, 15th-generation sake brewer

8. Experiment with a new ratings scale for bilingual patients

I would like to build an anxiety scale from 1 to 10 and define each level in English and translate into Korean:

1–2: No anxiety

3–4: Mild anxiety

5–6: Moderate anxiety

7–8: High anxiety

9–10: Extreme anxiety (unable to think about anything other than anxiety)

— Richard K. Sohn, PsyD, psychologist

9. Adapt lighting specs for overseas**

I’m working in China and need to find lighting fixtures that’ll work for a live musical.

Compare the Spiider from Robe that I usually use with the Neozone from Acme that’s available here.

Provide a side-by-side table including lumens, power consumption, dimensions, weight, beam angle, and field angle.

— Mickael Dubouis, lighting designer

10. Identify meaning lost in translation

I’m writing an English text explaining a Buddhist concept. Don’t translate it yet. First identify three areas where meaning might be lost or distorted when moving from Japanese into English. Then ask me questions about those gaps.

[Original.pdf]

[EnglishTranslation.pdf]

— Shoukei Matsumoto, Buddhist monk

* Translated from Japanese

** Translated from French

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