The Most Satisfying Way I've Used My Paid ChatGPT Subscription (Long Post)
I wasn't sure if it was worth paying for a plan that costs around 200,000 won, but after a few months of use, here's my summary.
1. For work: Meeting minutes summarization and action item extraction
- If you convert a Zoom recording to text and feed it in, it automatically organizes what was decided and who's responsible.
- Now I can distribute the minutes within 5 minutes after a meeting, saving a ton of time.
2. Decision-making: Comparative analysis of options
- When I was looking for a place to live, I input the contract terms and loan options and asked for a comparison table—it was surprisingly accurate.
- I also used it when choosing an interior design contractor.
3. Development: Using it as a virtual pair programmer instead of code review
- When I write a function and ask, "If there's a performance issue, how can I fix it?" it gives answers from multiple angles.
- It's also great for generating test code.
4. Learning: Discussing unfamiliar concepts with the Socratic method
- If you prompt it with "Only ask me questions and draw the answers out of me," it genuinely helps you learn.
Of course, there are downsides. Sometimes it confidently states wrong information, and because of hallucinations, fact-checking is a must. Still, I initially thought about canceling within 3 days of subscribing, but now I'm satisfied enough to think of it as "necessary rent."
If anyone else has special use cases for the paid features, please share!
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Oh, meeting minutes summaries are really sweet lol
I also use it as a pair programmer when developing, and test code generation is really top-notch. Except that sometimes it writes in weird patterns.
Agreed, studying with the Socratic method is good.
Well, I'm not sure it's worth paying for. The free tier is enough anyway, and because of the hallucinations, I can't rely on it for important documents.
It's fine to ask for a comparison table when looking for a house, but contract terms should ultimately be reviewed by a lawyer. Use that only as a reference. I had a separate review done by a legal scrivener when I moved.
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It's so enviable that meeting minutes can be distributed in just 5 minutes. Our company still writes them by hand, so it takes an hour ㅠㅠ
Actually, I subscribed to ChatGPT but then canceled it. It's still not reliable enough for code review. Especially when analyzing legacy code, it confidently says incorrect things—that was a real wake-up call for me. I'd rather ask a junior developer.