ChatGPT can write jokes, trivia questions, poems and stories. Here are some prompts to try for fun.

Summary: This post explores fun ways to use ChatGPT, like generating story ideas or answering quirky questions, showing how AI can add a playful touch to everyday moments.
There are four categories of things I do the most with ChatGPT:
- Help me with home life
- Help me work
- Help me learn
- Have a bit of fun
Check out the other posts for tips on using ChatGPT at home, work, to learn and how to personalise the experience, but now it’s time to have fun…
Have a bit of fun
Here’s the video version (3min):
Here are four prompt ideas to try (prompt text in bold), and how they turned out.
Create original jokes, like “write a joke about a man named Aaron”

Create a list of trivia questions like, “write 10 trivia questions about Dawson’s Creek”

Write poetry or song lyrics, like “write a song about Queen Netty who loves to dance”

Write stories, like “write a story about four slugs who go on a roadtrip across America”

How have you been using ChatGPT to help you study, or learn about things? Any neat tricks you’ve found? I’d love to hear them!
So far there are six posts in this series, check out the others:
- How to personalise ChatGPT
- Help me work
- Help me learn
- Help me with home life
- Which AI has the freshest data?
And relatedly: Should I use AI, given its concerning environmental impact?
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