Using AI

Deep research

A mode in several AI tools where the assistant runs many searches, reads the results and writes a long report with citations, taking minutes rather than seconds. Useful as a starting point; the sources and the conclusions drawn from them still need checking.


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AI search (answer engine)

Search that answers your question in prose, built from web results, rather than returning a list of links. Faster for …

Artifacts

Claude's panel for substantial, standalone output such as documents, code, diagrams or small interactive apps, shown a…

Citations

Links or references an AI tool attaches to show where a claim came from. Their presence is not proof: a cited page may…

Custom GPT

A version of ChatGPT configured with its own instructions, knowledge files and optional capabilities or connections to…

Custom instructions

Standing preferences you set once in an assistant's settings, such as your role, preferred tone or format, which it th…

Delimiters

Markers such as triple quotes, headings or XML-style tags that separate your instructions from the material you want p…

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