Learning outcomes
- Explain how to understand specialised assistants, instructions, knowledge and tools.
- Complete the guided activity safely.
- Check that you can decide whether a GPT is appropriate.
Personalisation and Projects
Custom GPTs
Learn to understand specialised assistants, instructions, knowledge and tools and decide whether a GPT is appropriate in this beginner-friendly ChatGPT lesson.
Before you begin
Review what information is suitable to save, remember or share. Use project-only information for work that needs clear context boundaries.
Step-by-step instructions
- Open ChatGPT Settings or a new Project and confirm you are using the intended account or workspace.
- Outline a low-risk internal helper without publishing it.
- Pause and check privacy, permissions, source material, feature availability and any instruction that affects the task.
- Review the result carefully and confirm that you can decide whether a GPT is appropriate.
- Save only the useful, verified output and record one improvement for your next prompt.
Ian's practical tip: Start with fictional or non-sensitive information. Treat the first response as a draft, then verify facts, sources, calculations and permissions before using it.
Practical activity
Outline a low-risk internal helper without publishing it. Your expected result is to decide whether a GPT is appropriate.