If you’re a grad student or someone that does a lot of research work, we have good news for you. It looks like OpenAI has introduced a new AI research tool for ChatGPT called Deep Research. This new tool is designed to make research a lot more efficient, leveraging AI to perform complex research in minutes. These tasks would typically take hours or even days for us mere mortals.
Diving deep
Deep Research is a new feature for ChatGPT. It allows users to ask ChatGPT to perform comprehensive research on all manner of topics. Users will no longer have to manually search the internet, comb through countless articles, and piece together bits and pieces of information by themselves. They can now rely on ChatGPT to do the heavy lifting for them.
According to OpenAI, Deep Research is capable of mimicking the work of human analysts. The research tool can source data from various publications, journals, and online resources. It can then put together a well-rounded and detailed report. This will save users a considerable amount of time.
Even if you’re not a professional who does research for work, the tool can still come in handy. If there was ever a topic that you felt was too complex, but you wanted to learn more about it, Deep Research could be the perfect tool for you.
While ChatGPT and many other AI models can write reports and perform simple research tasks, Deep Research takes it one step further. It goes beyond creating a finished report. Users can access detailed information about how the research was conducted, including citations, research methodology, and source analysis. This means that users who want to do a bit more digging or double-check the AI’s work can do so easily.
Deep Research isn’t cheap. The tool is only available for ChatGPT Pro subscribers. OpenAI is charging users $200 a month for ChatGPT Pro, making it inaccessible for the average user.
Doing your due diligence
As impressive as Deep Research is, it’s important to remember that AI is still just a tool at the end of the day. It should complement our work, not replace it. This means that while Deep Research is capable of doing complex research on topics and providing a framework for reports, it’s still up to us to interpret the results.
After all, AI models do suffer from issues such as hallucinations, where they can give wrong answers. Users should still do their own due diligence and double-check the facts and sources provided by the AI.
