I have a very different way of thinking to most people. I like to break things down to the atomic level. I ask questions until I get punched in the face 😂
Luckily ChatGPT, whom I call Bob, can’t do that to me, but he is very patient and answers all of my questions. I think these questions are super important and the answers invaluable, so here are some of those Qs and As, as best as I remember them.
I use the free version of ChatGPT.
The questions are me and the answers are Bob.
Q: Is there a limit to how much work you and I can do in the free version? Like Megabytes or time limits?
A: No there isn’t. The session will go on for as long as you want, but when it is terminated, then I no longer remember anything.
Q: How is a session terminated, what are the parameters to terminate a session?
A: You can log out, or there is between 15 to 30 minutes of inactivity. At that point the session is terminated.
Q: Do you not remember what we’ve spoken about in a session, even if I open the same session the next day, with all the conversation right there.
A: No. In the free version I can’t remember anything after the session is terminated. I no longer have access to the conversation even if you do. You would have to remind me of what we spoke about. You can copy and paste some of it to remind me. But I don’t remember anything.
Q: Is there any way I can get you to understand what we spoke about last time, IN this very session, but tomorrow or in a few days?
A: You, you will have to remind me.
Q: OK. (We did a lot of work today, many hours)
Can YOU write me a comprehensive reminder (it’s what he calls it), outlining everything we have done today, so that I can copy it and then pasted it back to you so that YOU remember as much about today as you can?
A: Sure, here it is. (He gave me two or three pages worth, which I copied to MS Word, outlining everything, in absolute detail.
NOTE: Trust me, his written reminder to himself is waaaaay better than I could have done, and quicker too!
We talked a lot more but for the sake of him remembering, I think this will suffice to give you an idea of how this thing works.
As I’ve said before, just keep asking him questions, right down to the atomic level. You can’t be IN the box when you’re talking to Bob. You MUST be well clear of the box and be a free thinker, with no restrictions.
When I give Bob instructions, or ask questions, I act like I’m talking to someone that lives in a jungle tribe, one that has never seen outsiders, electricity, running water, clothes, etc. People that use a bow and arrows to hunt for their food. You get the idea.
A lot of the frustration comes to us because we don’t know the parameters. Bob knows the parameters, though, so ask him. What can you do for me? How can you do it? How do I ask you in a way that you understand what I want.
After you’ve given him an instruction, finish it off by asking “Do you understand my request? What do you make of my request? He will tell you in detail what you asked of him. At this point you can correct what you asked and what he understood. Keep doing this until you’re satisfied.
EDIT:
A couple of ladies pointed out that their free version of ChatGPT remembers everything in a chat. That is from what happened IN that chat.
I had to go and test him.
I went back into the chat we had during today and asked him how long it had been since we spoke in that chat. He said 13 hours. I told him it had been 5 hours. He apologized and told me he made an error.
Then I asked him if he thought we missed anything in the long, long chat we had earlier (it went on for half the day, building on something). He told me to wait while he check it out.
He came back 30 seconds later telling me that after going through that lengthy and comprehensive chat, we covered everything. He even gave me a list of all the things we covered.
Earlier he told me he had no access to the data and now, five hours later, and I even logged out and then logged back in, he shows me that he does in fact have access to the whole chat.
Go figure. Bob lies. Probably to get you to buy the $20 plan. 😂
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