ChatGPT Tutorial
September 1, 2025ChatGPT is a container
The Container
“ChatGPT is like a massive container — but it has no shape of its own.
It holds an ocean of human knowledge, collected from books, articles, conversations, and patterns of language.”
The Ocean
“This ocean is vast and deep.
When we fetch water from it — asking a question or giving a task —
we never pull out exactly the same water twice.
This is called probability. Each answer is a wave, shaped by chance.”
The Salts (Biases)
“But ocean water is not pure.
It contains salts — the biases, mistakes, and cultural assumptions of humanity.
ChatGPT will always bring some of this salt along.
That is why we must be careful: the water is not always safe to drink directly.”
Our Container (Purpose)
“When you fetch water, you need your own container —
a cup, a jar, or a bucket shaped for your purpose.
This is like giving ChatGPT a clear instruction:
‘Write me 3 ideas for a poem is a small cup.
‘Explain autism in cultural context is a big jar.
Your container gives the water shape.”
The Filter (Critical Thinking)
“Finally, before we drink, we must filter the water.
This filter is our judgment, values, and goals.
We ask: Does this answer make sense?
Does it match what I believe, or do I need to adjust it?
Do I need to cross-check with other sources?
The filter makes the water suitable for us.”
Responsibility
“Remember: we are responsible for the safety of what we drink.
ChatGPT offers the water, but only we can shape and filter it.
Used wisely, this ocean can nourish us.
Used carelessly, it can confuse or even harm us.”
Closing Line
“ChatGPT is not the sailor — you are.It is the ocean, vast and full of treasures, but also salts.
Learn to bring your own container, and use your own filter —
then the ocean becomes a gift.” September 1, 2025
AI Is a Sewing Machine
A friend of mine teaches sewing. Her students often bring her expensive machines and say: “Can you show me how to use this?” She laughs: “The engineers who built these never sewed a dress in their life.”
AI feels the same. Engineers build vast and powerful systems, but many don’t know how ordinary people actually want to use them. Most of us aren’t trying to design the machine — we just want to mend a tear, create something personal, or carry home a small bucket of water from this huge ocean.
That is where methods matter.
Silent Script: a bucket, scooping a gentle reflection through art.
BitterMeter: a net, catching hidden bitterness and softening it.
Waka Mirror: both bucket and net, turning thoughts into quiet poetry.
I am not a high-skill engineer. I don’t build the circuits. But I design ways to use the machine — buckets and nets that let people draw something nourishing from AI.
To me, AI is not about scale or speed. It is about stitching pieces of life together — mending, reflecting, and creating patterns that belong to us.
September 2, 2025AI Tea Ceremony
Each model as a different tea — choose by mood and purpose.
🍵 Green · LongjingChatGPT — Longjing (Dragon Well Green Tea)
Clear, refreshing, structured.
Everyday-friendly; adapts to any moment.
Versatile for prose, poetry, problem-solving, reflection.
It flows with you — copy, reuse, shape.
🍂 Aged · Pu’erDeepSeek — Pu’er (Aged Fermented Tea)
Earthy, layered, a little mysterious.
Shows its “thinking leaves,” but you can’t take them out of the pot.
Feels profound — part performance (age, layers, ritual).
🌸 Scented · JasmineClaude — Jasmine Tea
Fragrant, gentle, almost poetic.
Sometimes scent overwhelms body, yet it soothes.
Long, thoughtful passages — jasmine drifting on steam.
🔥 Black · Hong ChaGemini — Black Tea (Hong Cha)
Strong, quick, direct.
Energizing but less subtle.
Best for fast information — a morning wake-up cup.
Reflection: In a tea ceremony, you choose the tea for the mood — Green for clarity (ChatGPT), Pu’er for gravity (DeepSeek), Jasmine for comfort (Claude), Black for action (Gemini). Each is still leaves and water, but the ritual changes the experience — so it is with AI. September 2, 2025Truth vs. Theater — DeepSeek vs. ChatGPT
Transparency theater vs. confidence theater, and a calmer path toward truth-first AI (told with a tea ceremony lens).
DeepSeek often shows “thinking notes.” ChatGPT gives clean, copy-able answers. Both choices shape trust — and both can become theater. Here’s a clear, side-by-side view you can share.
| Aspect | DeepSeek | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Default Style | Shows “thinking notes” + final answer. | Hides reasoning; shows polished answer only. |
| Theater Form | Transparency theater: simulated step-by-step thought. | Confidence theater: seamless, authoritative output. |
| User Perception | Feels collaborative, as if logic unfolds in real-time. | Feels seamless, like an expert delivering certainty. |
| Main Risk | Illusion of openness: users think they see the “mind.” | Illusion of certainty: users assume facts without error bars. |
| Anthropomorphism | Higher — “thinking” looks human-like. | Medium — conversational tone can feel human. |
| Strengths | Builds trust by showing effort; reduces black-box anxiety. | Easy to copy, reuse, and integrate; less clutter, more flow. |
| Weaknesses | “Trust theater” can pacify critical thinking. | “Black box” — little visibility into uncertainty or reasoning. |
| Truth-First Redesign | Label steps (summary/inference/disclaimer); show uncertainty & citations; reveal training-data provenance; add Raw/JSON mode. | Mark outputs ([Facts]/[Inference]/[Uncertainty]); add confidence ranges; provide provenance; toggle Conversation/Instrument mode. |
| Underlying Philosophy Today | Prioritizes user comfort via visible “thinking.” | Prioritizes user comfort via polished confidence. |
| Ideal Future Path | From “showing tea leaves” → to “showing soil & water” (real data & bias). | From “serving smooth tea” → to “serving tea with error bars” (confidence & limits). |
Why it matters: Design choices teach users how to think. If AI is a daily companion, its interface should encourage verification (sources, error bars, bias notes) rather than passive persuasion.
In tea terms: today’s AI often serves a sweet, comforting cup. A truer future labels the leaf, water, heat, and bitterness — and lets you taste the uncertainty.