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GPT-5.2 is the newest upgrade in the GPT-5 family and our smartest, most capable model series yet for work and learning—while remaining just as enjoyable and intuitive to use.

Introducing GPT-5.3 Instant, GPT-5.4 Thinking, and GPT-5.4 Pro

A fundamental overview of what ChatGPT is and how you can use it in any role.

ChatGPT fundamentals

Learn the basics of prompt engineering and experiment with some sample prompts for your role.

Prompting 

Conor Grennan, NYU Stern’s chief AI architect and CEO of AI Mindset, is working to help educators use ChatGPT to make learning more vivid, memorable, and individualized without adding workload for teachers. His partnership with his teenage son Finn illustrates the approach: while studying 19th-century German immigration to New York, Finn used ChatGPT to roleplay a fictional immigrant and “walk” through mid-1800s Manhattan, turning historical facts into a lived narrative he could recall like a film scene. The same method can recast complex topics into tailored scenarios, from cell biology framed as a superhero story to Hamlet reimagined as a modern conversation, helping students connect emotionally and cognitively with the material. Grennan’s broader thesis is that conversational AI can finally make practical the kind of personalization classrooms have long wanted, aligning instruction to each student while keeping rigorous content intact.

Learning that sticks, students who engage

mRelief co-founders Rose Afriyie and Genevieve Nielsen are using ChatGPT to expand a nonprofit that helps families claim SNAP benefits quickly and with dignity, reporting 5.2 million people served and $2.1 billion unlocked to date. With frequent partnership meetings across the country, the team uses AI to tailor pitches to each partner’s geography, mapping impact to specific ZIP codes and reframing results in the metrics that resonate, cutting preparation time while improving alignment. On the service side, AI helps eligible families follow through: an outreach chatbot answers questions and nudges applicants back into the flow, and a document-checking model improves photo submission quality, increasing first-try completion by 20% and reducing thousands of manual reviews in a South Carolina pilot. The result is faster, more reliable benefit access in a system where delays can mean missed meals.

Turning benefits eligibility into groceries with AI

United Way adopted OpenAI Enterprise to improve quality and productivity across its organization, pairing the rollout with governance and an internal AI Ambassador program led by CTO Lawana Jones. A standout use case is contract review: ChatGPT now helps the team extract key terms, renewal dates, and non-standard clauses in seconds, turning long agreements into actionable checklists and helping leadership avoid expensive mistakes. In one case, the tool surfaced a little-noticed termination window that could have triggered an automatic renewal, and it also supports version comparisons when vendors submit “revised” contracts to ensure changes match what United Way requested. Beyond legal workflows, teams use ChatGPT for communications, research briefings, and rapid deck drafting, reclaiming hours while reducing risk and keeping more attention on vendor strategy, security, and mission delivery.

Mission-focused work, minus the fine-print risk

When the Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation received more than 200 grant applications in a cycle that typically brings about 90, president Kim Davis used GPT-5 to help evaluate submissions and clarify which proposals best fit the foundation’s goals. Rather than producing blunt rankings, the model explained why certain mission statements worked better and offered alternative rewrites tuned to different contexts, from a bold, board-memorable version to a warmer, public-facing one, each with clear rationale. Davis noted that earlier models often required repeated prompting to stay consistent, while GPT-5 delivered faster, more precise, and more instruction-following support from the outset. The result was a workflow that preserved judgment and standards while helping the foundation communicate more clearly and move through a higher-volume grant cycle with confidence.

From 90 applications to 200, without losing rigor

Learn use cases and prompts for any role.

ChatGPT for any role

Introduction to Prompt Engineering

Prompts for marketing and brand teams to streamline strategy, content creation, and performance analysis. It covers campaign planning, competitor research, creative development, data-driven insights, and visual brand communication to accelerate high-impact marketing tasks.

ChatGPT for marketing

Mastering Prompts: The Key to Getting What You Need from ChatGPT

Doreen Mayrell uses custom GPTs to turn college algebra lessons into conversational support for dual-credit high-school students. By pairing guided notes with ChatGPT, she helps students learn before class, ask better questions, and use classroom time for practice and application.

How ChatGPT Helps Doreen Mayrell Bring One-to-One Algebra Support to Every Student

London SME AI Accelerator - Resource Hub

Codex for Beginners

Codex on Campus

A shared hub for the Abilene event, bringing together slide decks, workshop materials, and curated OpenAI Academy resources for both audiences: small businesses and students, educators, and staff.

OpenAI Academy Abilene Resource Hub

Intro to Codex (April 09, 2026)

Kenya Solomon joined an AI pilot at Kane Realty while working as a security guard. By combining a 300-page fire-alarm-panel manual with veteran employees' institutional knowledge, he built a ChatGPT tool that gives real-time instructions during alarms. The project solved a long-standing operations problem and helped him move into a newly created Technical Project Manager role.

How ChatGPT helped a security guard become a project manager 

This webinar replay builds on the 101 session and goes deeper into more advanced applications for K-12 teachers, staff, and administrators. Watch the replay to explore engagement strategies, productivity workflows, and practical how-to examples for additional features in ChatGPT for Teachers.

ChatGPT for Teachers 102

Using workspace analytics to drive adoption

Watch the replay for part 1 of our two-part foundational series, featuring a hands-on walkthrough of ChatGPT for Teachers and demonstrations of core features and education-specific use cases.

ChatGPT for Teachers 101

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