Study Hall: What ChatGPT Can Really Do 

The Trained A-Eye

Welcome back to class, classmates! Today we are stepping into Study Hall, which means we get to explore, experiment, and expand what we think is possible with AI in our daily work. This class is all about discovering the full range of ChatGPT’s capabilities because most people still use generative AI like it’s 2022 even though the tools have radically evolved. And if you have yet to explore these tools, welcome! These improvements shift AI from being a simple chat assistant into a deeply capable collaborator who helps us work smarter and communicate clearer. Study Hall is the time where we roll up our sleeves and unlock the magic that is already sitting at our fingertips. Get ready because this one is packed full of sparkles. 

This project is inspired by my professor friends Chris Snider and Christopher Porter, the Innovation Profs, who explored the concept of AGI in their AI Summer School series.  Their work showcases how far ChatGPT has come and how much power it holds when we use it intentionally and creatively. Their “10 Things You Might Not Know You Can Do in ChatGPT” list shows us that the biggest barriers to AI adoption are simply awareness and imagination. Their insights always spark my curiosity and push me to think bigger about how these tools serve the workers’ compensation community. Their influence continues to remind us that innovation becomes possible when we stay open, playful, and informed. 

Reasoning Models: The “Think Before You Speak” Era 

Great tools become fantastic when they help us think better, and that is what the latest reasoning models in ChatGPT are designed to do. These models give more than surface-level responses as they generate internal chains of thought before producing an answer. These internal chains of thought improve accuracy and clarity. The updates of ChatGPT help the workers’ compensation industry where complexity is constant and nuance influences outcomes. Whether reviewing medical narratives or breaking down legislative updates, reasoning models can help translate complicated information into actionable clarity in a consumable form. This shift allows us to work with more confidence and precision as these tools support our thinking instead of replacing it. 

Deep Research: Your AI Research Assistant 

Deep Research has quickly become one of the most powerful tools in the ChatGPT ecosystem because it works like a full research assistant. This tool is capable of conducting multi-step web reviews, synthesizing sources, and creating citation-supported reports tailored to your exact questions. In the workers’ compensation space, this capability can clarify state-by-state policy differences, rising cost drivers, emerging safety trends, or best practices for communication in high-risk industries. Deep Research gives us access to depth and quality of information that used to take hours or even days to gather. When time is one of the most precious resources in this field, tools that accelerate clarity become invaluable partners. Always make sure to double check the sources referenced!  

Study Mode: Personalized Learning on Demand 

Study Mode is built for learners who want to strengthen understanding through guided support, essential in the workers’ compensation industry where details shape outcomes. This mode functions like a personal tutor that uses questions, prompts, and explanations to help you learn deeply rather than memorize quickly. It adapts to your pace and needs by checking comprehension, offering examples, and guiding you through material step-by-step. For workers’ compensation professionals, this can support everything from preparing for CE credits to mastering new protocols or legislation. The tool turns learning into a personalized conversation rather than a lonely process. For information you want to stick to memory, give Study Mode a try!  

Custom GPTs: Your Digital Extensions 

Custom GPTs allow you to build tailored versions of ChatGPT that reflect your workflows, preferences, and communication styles. These tools allow you to embed knowledge, examples, templates, and instructions into one dedicated assistant that follows your voice. In workers’ compensation, this means you can design GPTs that draft initial claim letters, prepare supervisor checklists, review communication tone, or help refine return-to-work strategies based on your own organizational values. You can design return-to-work programs, safety initiatives, and customize communication surrounding safety and injury prevention. Custom GPTs give you the ability to scale your thinking, your clarity, and your consistency. This becomes a tremendous asset in a field defined by high volume and high stakes. Make sure to personalize your content! 

Agent Mode and Apps: The Toolbelt Behind the Curtain 

Agent Mode elevates what ChatGPT can do because it moves from responding to acting. Action is how we get things done. Agent mode helps ChatGPT browse, click, analyze, summarize, extract, and execute multi-step tasks with accuracy and oversight. Apps extend this further by integrating tools like Canva, Zillow, Coursera, or Spotify directly inside ChatGPT, creating a single hub for work and creativity. In workers’ compensation, this can help create safety visuals, organize caseloads, plan travel for conferences, or research industry trends with ease. This layer of capability shows us that ChatGPT is becoming more than a prompt box. Agent mode streamlines tasks we once juggled across multiple systems. Do what you say you are going to do…and now ChatGPT does! 

Atlas Browser: AI Across Every Tab 

The Atlas browser represents a leap forward because it weaves generative AI into everyday web use. It can summarize articles, compare sources, extract information, and support your thinking while you browse the internet. This brings efficiency and clarity into everyday workflows like reviewing medical guidelines, tracking market trends, or preparing educational content. The browser also allows for safe, controlled AI actions inside your tabs, helping automate repetitive tasks without disrupting core work. For workers’ compensation teams, this could dramatically shorten research time and free capacity for human connection and decision-making. 

Hidden Features That Surprise and Delight 

ChatGPT also includes smaller capabilities that feel like little superpowers in your pocket. Voice Mode allows hands-free conversation, perfect for communicating between meetings or reflecting on a challenge. Image creation offers a fast way to create educational or motivational visuals to support communication. Meeting recording and transcription convert conversations into action steps that save time and strengthen clarity. These small tools add up, helping reduce the friction of everyday work so people can stay focused on the heart of workers’ compensation: serving injured humans well. 

The Real Power: The Human + AI Partnership 

The true power of ChatGPT is how we use it as thinking partners. These tools help us communicate better, analyze faster, and solve problems with more clarity. Please remember, these models still rely on our judgment, empathy, and leadership. In workers’ compensation, your compassion, presence, and connection remain the differentiators that AI cannot replicate. AI supports the logistics so you can support the people, creating a partnership that elevates the work on both sides. This balance is where the real magic of generative AI lives. ChatGPT is a tool, and it is up to you how you use it.  

Class Takeaway 

Study Hall shows us that ChatGPT is a learning system, creative studio, research assistant, presentation coach, and strategic partner. Each feature is designed to enhance your thinking, your communication, and your leadership. When you interact with these tools intentionally, you gain back time, energy, and clarity that you can reinvest into the moments that matter most.  

Your homework: Pick one new feature and explore how it supports your professional goals. This is how you build mastery and confidence in an AI-forward world. 

Class dismissed. ✨ 

Next week we head to the Computer Lab: What Copilot Can Really Do. 

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