Working on college assignments often requires students to read numerous references. This can be exhausting, especially when time is limited.
However, many students are now using artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to help summarize books or academic materials.
There are ways to ask ChatGPT to create summaries of books, articles, or other study materials. Here’s how:
- Ensure you have an internet connection and an OpenAI account, either free or paid.
- Prepare the reading material you want to summarize, such as a digital book, journal, or online article.
- Go to the ChatGPT website and type your request in the conversation box. For example: “Please summarize the book [title] by [author].” If the source is a link, you can write: “Please summarize the following article: [URL].”
- You can also ask ChatGPT to explain a specific topic in more detail. For instance, add: “Please elaborate further on the concept of [topic] mentioned in the text.”
- ChatGPT will then generate a response based on the provided content.
- However, keep in mind that ChatGPT’s output should not be taken at face value.
- Users should verify the summary’s accuracy against the original source, as ChatGPT may sometimes produce invalid quotes or references.
- Lastly, understand that ChatGPT is not perfect. While it can be very helpful, summarized information may not always be fully accurate, and important details might be missed.
Therefore, it’s advisable to still read parts of the original source, especially for complex academic tasks requiring deeper understanding.
