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Research a topic with sources you can check
You need reliable info fast and random blogs disagree. Get a short brief with sources to open yourself.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Research this topic for me with sources I can check. Topic: [details] Why I need it: [study / work / personal] Depth: [quick brief / deeper] Must include: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short accurate brief. 2. Sources with titles I should open (mark if unsure). 3. What is contested. 4. A next reading step. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. For authoritative sources on this research topic, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. study / work / personal: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Gemini
Research this topic for me with sources I can check. Topic: [details] Why I need it: [study / work / personal] Depth: [quick brief / deeper] Must include: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short accurate brief. 2. Sources with titles I should open (mark if unsure). 3. What is contested. 4. A next reading step. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. For authoritative sources on this research topic, use Google Search and name the page you used. Stay in this Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. study / work / personal: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You name the topic and depth.
The assistant asks about deadline and angle.
You get a brief with sources to verify.
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