Welcome to Digital Digging, I’m Henk van Ess, and today I talk about summarizing with AI chatbots. You’ve probably tried it—just typing “Summarize this” into ChatGPT and hoping for the best. Don’t! It’s like asking for a full meal and getting a side salad.

In this episode, I cover some highlights from my article “Do Not Use ‘Summarize This’” and break down how to get the summary you actually need. Whether you’re trying to condense War and Peace—which, spoiler alert, is more than just ‘Russia had a rough time, some people fell in love’—or customizing your prompts for better AI results, I’ve got you covered!

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