ChatGPT can coach you in the kitchen, plan trips and sort budgets

OpenAI recently held an event called "ChatGPT for Everyday" to show ordinary people how to get more out of its chatbot. A writer for Tom's Guide who attended came away with seven everyday uses, from kitchen coaching to budgeting.

What the event covered

Attendees received a guidebook listing 300 ways people use ChatGPT. The writer focused on a handful of areas, and a chef at the event suggested using the Voice feature as a cooking helper that talks you through a recipe.

• Cooking: ask for step-by-step instructions, cooking times and fixes for mistakes.
• Travel: research a place, plan logistics, build an itinerary, start beginner language lessons.
• Health: build beginner workouts and ask about safe training, nutrition and skin care.
• Money: get control of spending, cut costs, save for goals and prepare for negotiations.
• Home and garden: upload photos of your space for design ideas and garden tips.

Two more areas were parenting and learning. For parents, that means help with morning routines and screen-free activities. For learning, it means asking ChatGPT to explain a hard idea as if you were a child.

What to be careful about

The writer still hesitates to upload bank statements to ChatGPT, even while finding it useful as a money helper. That is a fair worry. Bank records are private, so think before sharing them with any online tool.

The uses described can be tried for free today. The exact prompts for each area are in the original article, and the material does not say how well they work for every person.