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9 'slash' commands to get better answers from ChatGPT — number 7 is my personal favorite

By Amanda Caswell, Tom's Guide

9 'slash' commands to get better answers from ChatGPT — number 7 is my personal favorite

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As a ChatGPT power user, one of my biggest complaints is that it doesn't always give me an answer in the way I want. For example, I might ask it to edit a paragraph and remove all serial commas or for feedback on an idea. But once it responds to what I thought was a straightforward command, it seems to have gotten confused. Then, I'm suddenly given a five-part explainer that I never asked for. Or, I've recently asked ChatGPT to help with something and it's just responded with "Yes." If this happens to you, stop trying to solve the issue by adding more instructions and prompts. Instead, try doing something much simpler by adding a slash.

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