After years of not knowing what to do with it, I finally decided to give deep research mode a try. In this episode I break down what deep research actually is, how it works under the hood, and how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok stack up against each other. I also walk through real use cases, prompting tips for getting a better report, and a safety reminder about hallucinations and bad citations.

• What deep research actually is
• Release dates
• How deep research works
• Prompting tips
• Example use cases for deep research
• The tool landscape: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok
• How to use Research mode
• Safety reminder: hallucinations and bad citations
• How I used AI this week: Identifying podcast topics in the AI space

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• (00:07:12) - Examples of Deep Research Use Cases
• (00:08:22) - Examples of Things You Can Use AI to Research
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