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Lesson 1 of 4

Create an assistant from scratch.

Give an assistant a name, a model and instructions, then chat with it.

  1. Step 1 of 4

    Open a new assistant

    In the studio, go to Assistants, click New, then New Assistant. The editor opens with a few short sections down the left.

  2. Step 2 of 4

    Say what it does

    Under What it does, give it a name and pick a model. Each model has different strengths, and you can change it later.

  3. Step 3 of 4

    Write the instructions

    Under How it works & sounds, write instructions as you would brief a new colleague: who it helps, what it should do, what good looks like, and what to avoid. Add a welcome message so people know what to ask.

  4. Step 4 of 4

    Try it

    Once the name, model and instructions are filled in, the panel on the right (on a wide screen) says Ready to chat! Click Try it now and give it a real task.

Your turn

Now do it

Start with this task, or change it to fit your work. Then follow the steps above.

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