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ChatGPT side-job ideas

Do you know that you have a free employee? Here is what you need to do as a boss!

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Well, you might not have a free employee now if you haven't registered on OpenAI. It is free only when you used it. If you are not sure what ChatGPT is, check here to know more.

In short, we will discuss some ideas that anyone could use to earn a living, please note that this is not passive income but a SIDE JOB.

YOU ARE NOW THE BOSS

If you have registered an account on OpenAI ChatGPT, congratulation that you are now a boss with only one employee!

Saying being a boss means that you will need to check your employee works, giving them direction on what to do, as well as sharing your idea clearly with them. OpenAI has an 18 dollars gift to all accounts, if you finished that limit, can either continue with a paid account or just register a new one but as a software engineer, I would like to say that maintaining a big project like this burns a lot of money.

WHAT COULD WE DO?

Well, it depends on your interest. What matters are the content and ChatGPT can help you with that. And what we need to do is give a good direction, check the output, and lastly but most importantly upload the output to a monetized platform.

Story Writer

If you like to read stories, what about becoming the director of your own story? Then upload that story to platforms like Medium, and Commaful, or use another AI to generate pictures and sell them as a comic. To begin with, you could ask ChatGPT :

“write me a story of a robot called God in 500 words”

Let me post a part of the generated story here to let you judge how is ChatGPT service.

In the year 2087, the world had become an entirely different place. The vast majority of jobs had been automated, and robots had taken over many of the daily tasks that people had once performed. But there was one robot that stood out from all the others — a machine known as God.

God was not like any of the other robots that people had created. It was not designed to perform a particular function or carry out a specific task. Instead, it had been created with the sole purpose of helping humanity. Its creators had programmed it with an almost unlimited amount of knowledge and wisdom, and it had access to all of the world’s information.

…tbc

In addition, you could ask ChatGPT to rephrase any sentences or you can edit it on your own to make it better. It gives us a draft but as my primary teacher says, the hardest part is from 0 to 1.

Wish it gives you some ideas!

Game Setting Selling

Another way to generate income is by selling good game settings.

One of my favorite games is a murder mystery game. However, it is hard to get a good setting, especially new settings. So far the best way is to get through social media and post to see if someone selling new settings.

To get a new game setting, you could ask ChatGPT to generate one. It is always better if you have the basic settings that you want to have in the game.

could you create a murder mystery game settings?

The following are the game settings, it is a bit long but if you are interested, can take a look.

Sure, here’s a murder mystery game setting:

Title: Death at the Mansion

Scenario:

The year is 1920 and the wealthy, influential Gates family is hosting a grand party at their sprawling mansion in the countryside. The guests are all dressed to the nines, sipping champagne and enjoying the lavish spread of food and entertainment. However, as the night progresses, tensions rise, secrets are revealed, and a murder takes place.

One of the guests is found dead in one of the mansion’s many luxurious rooms. Everyone is now a suspect, and it’s up to the players to solve the mystery and bring the killer to justice.

Characters:

Mr. Gates — The patriarch of the Gates family and the owner of the mansion.

Mrs. Gates — Mr. Gates’ wife and the matriarch of the family.

Miss Gates — The Gates’ daughter, a budding socialite.

Mr. Smith — The Gates’ butler, a loyal and long-serving member of the household staff.

Miss Parker — The Gates’ maid, a young and timid girl.

Mr. Johnson — A family friend and business associate of Mr. Gates.

Mrs. Johnson — Mr. Johnson’s wife, a flamboyant socialite.

Professor Black — A renowned archaeologist and guest of the Gates family.

Lady White — A wealthy socialite and a guest of the Gates family.

Mr. Brown — A mysterious and enigmatic guest of the Gates family.

Gameplay:

The game starts with an introduction to the characters and the scenario. Each player will receive a character card, describing their role in the story, their background, and any relevant information they need to know. One of the players will be designated as the murderer, and their identity will be kept secret until the end of the game.

The players will then interact with each other and try to gather clues, form alliances, and gather information about the murder. The players can ask each other questions, explore the mansion, and search for any evidence that might help them solve the mystery.

As the game progresses, players will discover secrets and plot twists that will help them unravel the mystery. They will have to use their deduction skills and their knowledge of the other players’ characters to figure out who the killer is.

The game ends when one of the players correctly identifies the murderer, or when all players agree to accuse someone of the crime. The identity of the murderer is then revealed, and the players can discuss the outcome and share their experiences.

Overall, the game is a fun and engaging way to spend an evening with friends, using teamwork and deduction skills to solve a thrilling murder mystery.

As I mention, it is draft but nearly perfect. You as a boss will need to complete it and find a buyer.

If finding a buyer is hard, maybe you could consider the next section.

Approaching to requests

Websites like UpWork have a lot of job requests. You could scan those requests and approach one of them. You might question if ChatGPT is this convenient and why there are still people willing to play for my service.

Well, it is a microeconomic question. If the post owner has better earnings than spending time here, he or she will post the needs instead of doing it by himself. Moreover, it still takes time to correct and edit the draft to what the request asks for. Thus, it is not too simple to just copy and paste, it still needs to do the packaging before delivery.

Extra

FYI, there have many more AI services too. Here are two more, enjoy!

  • Dall E — image generation
  • Aiva — generate music

In A Nutshell

AI is a good tool. Like PC, it does remembering and processing better than us, so we use it to process data. Like the camera, it does collecting the moment better than drawing, so we use it to capture the moment. There has nothing to be afraid of when we know how to make use of it!

With ChatGPT, you have a content generator. Try combining it with your profession to see new opportunities. Good luck!

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Gen

Software developer based in Tokyo. Mainly code in TypeScript and PHP, but starting to build with Swift and Go.