What are ChatGPT's features and capabilities?
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🧠 General Capabilities
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Natural Language Understanding
Understands and responds to questions, prompts, and instructions in plain English (and other languages). -
Conversational Memory (ChatGPT Plus – GPT-4 only)
Remembers facts you’ve shared across chats (e.g., your name, preferences) to offer more personalized help. -
Multimodal Input (GPT-4o)
Can analyze text, images, screenshots, and diagrams, enabling visual explanations or document reviews. -
Code Interpreter / Advanced Data Analysis (Pro users)
Upload and analyze CSVs, generate charts, clean data, solve equations, and run Python code directly. -
File Uploads and Analysis
Accepts documents, spreadsheets, and PDFs; can summarize, extract data, or explain content.
🧰 Productivity Tools
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Writing and Editing
Drafts emails, reports, essays, resumes, etc., and improves grammar, structure, tone, or clarity. -
Summarization
Condenses long articles, papers, or transcripts into key bullet points or abstracts. -
Outlining and Brainstorming
Helps structure essays, proposals, projects, lesson plans, and content calendars. -
Translation
Translates text between languages while maintaining meaning and tone. -
Citation Assistance
Formats sources in APA, MLA, or Chicago styles and provides citation-ready outputs.
🎓 Academic and Research Support
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Concept Explanation
Explains complex topics in simple terms (e.g., economic theories, historical events, science concepts). -
Study Aid
Helps create flashcards, quizzes, practice problems, and study guides. -
Literature and Research Help
Assists in finding sources, generating research questions, and summarizing academic literature. -
Math Solver
Walks through algebra, calculus, and statistics problems step-by-step.
💻 Technical and Coding Help
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Programming Support
Writes and debugs code in Python, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and more. -
Code Explanations
Breaks down what code does and suggests improvements or alternatives. -
API/Command Line/Regex Help
Explains technical commands and assists with scripting tasks.
🎨 Creative Uses
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Storytelling and Character Development
Writes stories, scripts, or character backstories and helps brainstorm plots. -
Design Ideas
Suggests layouts, UX patterns, or visual elements for websites and presentations. -
Game Design
Assists with rule creation, world-building, and logic development.
🌍 Web and App Features (Pro/Browser-enabled)
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Real-Time Browsing (GPT-4 with browsing enabled)
Searches the web for up-to-date info on current events, product comparisons, or obscure topics. -
Plugin & App Integration (Pro users)
Uses third-party tools like Wolfram Alpha, Canva, Zapier, or Expedia (via GPTs or custom tools).
🤖 Custom GPTs
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Custom Instructions
Tailor how ChatGPT responds (e.g., tone, background, purpose). -
Create a GPT
Design your own AI assistant with a specific role, knowledge base, or personality—no coding needed.
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