Anyone who thinks that AI is only for specialists will be proven wrong by “Superkraft ChatGPT”. The book makes it easy to get started working with the OpenAI chatbot even without prior knowledge and shows how to use the virtual assistant productively like a professional.
Some people hesitate to use AI tools because they think it is too complicated and only for specialists. But that is not true. The basics of artificial intelligence are indeed highly complex, but dealing with chatbots like ChatGPT is not – you just have to have the courage. “Superpower ChatGPT: AI simple & secure for texts, images & office” by Oliver Bock and Florian Knust shows how uncomplicated it is to use the AI assistant effectively and efficiently in your job, hobby or everyday life.
The book costs about the same as one month of ChatGPT Plus.
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The book's 220 pages are not intimidating, and you don't have to take a vacation to read it through. “We promise you: In just three days, you'll become an AI pro!” write the authors. They're not going too far out on a limb here, because they really make it easy for readers.
Easy entry
Nothing is assumed, you don't need any technical knowledge. The book first explains how to use ChatGPT on a PC or smartphone, how to create an account for it and which subscription is recommended. Spoiler: The free version is suitable for the first steps, but the authors recommend choosing ChatGPT Plus – after all, the point is to use the chatbot like a professional. The subscription costs around 22 euros per month including taxes and can be canceled at any time.
The authors then explain the basics, i.e. how to give ChatGPT text instructions, which are called prompts. To make it easier to understand, they use generous graphics. QR codes lead directly to prompt examples in ChatGPT. This not only makes it easier to understand what it's all about, but also to continue working with the templates.
This gives you the courage to try something yourself, with which you have already taken the most important step. Using entertaining examples, Bock and Knust then show what a simple prompt can look like, how to write more comprehensive instructions and how to refine them.
Simple rules and cheat sheets
You will then learn how to proceed in a targeted manner, i.e. how to describe what you want as precisely and clearly as possible. In order to “prompt perfectly”, readers are given a “PROMPT framework”: P stands for the prompt goal, R for the role that the AI should take on, O for the expected output, M for people, which is the target group. P stands for the presentation, i.e. how the answer should be presented, T for the tone in which ChatGPT should respond.
Concrete examples follow for further in-depth information. The authors also offer an overview (cheat sheet) for download, so you can cheat at any time if you forget something. Even better: Florian Knust provides a tool that he has called “Super Prompter V2.1”. This allows users to interactively develop an optimal prompt or optimize inputs.
From the rough to the fine
From page 44 onwards, what you have learned is refined. For example, you will learn what the icons under the ChatGPT answers mean and what you can do with them, what additional settings there are, and how you can configure the bot individually. You will also learn what else ChatGPT can do, such as evaluating data and displaying it graphically.
It is also important that the authors show what the bot cannot do. This includes having information in real time, since ChatGPT's database is several months old. The book explains how to solve the problem by letting the bot surf the Internet, so to speak, to fill in knowledge gaps.
How to create images in ChatGPT using prompts is described in a similarly structured and understandable way. The Plus version is required, as the free version does not contain the DALL-E program required for this. Conversely, you also learn how to let ChatGPT analyze images and how to use the results further. As an example, the authors let the bot take a look in the refrigerator and then suggest recipes with the recognized ingredients.
Application examples and practical prompts
If you've developed a taste for ChatGPT, the chapter with ten application examples is particularly exciting. Here you'll learn, among other things, how to teach the bot to make its answers sound like you. You'll find out how to plan your daily routine, use ChatGPT as a writing mentor, or have it write emails.
The examples to copy are already quite professional and what you have learned up to that point will be enough for many users. But even those who want to delve deeper will get their money's worth. For example, you will learn how to create CustomGPTs that are specialized for certain tasks. This is shown using the example of a GPT that creates optimized Instagram captions based on an image. However, you have already encountered a CustomGPT in the book, namely as “Super Prompter V2.1”.
There is not only ChatGPT
The book then provides an overview of Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and other ChatGPT alternatives. The authors also present their favorite AI tools, which can edit videos and music, among other things.
At the end of the book, readers will find 50 practice prompts, which are concrete examples designed to cover a variety of topics. They can also be viewed as templates that can be modified to suit your own needs.
They are divided into ten categories from marketing to games and fun, have been tested and are intended to exploit the full potential of ChatGPT. Each time you start with a PROMPT framework, which allows you to understand and deepen what you have previously learned.
Conclusion
“Superpower ChatGPT: AI simple & safe for texts, images & office” keeps what the authors promise, even as a beginner you can start working like a pro after a few days – or almost. The book is excellently structured and easy to understand, and excessive technical jargon is consistently avoided. It makes it easy to get started and you can decide how far you want to delve into the topic. This can go quite far, and in addition to beginners, users who already have experience with AI will also get their money's worth.
The publisher is currently offering the book as an e-book at a special price of 10 euros.
