ChatGPT & Co.: A Workbook for Writing, Research, Creating Images, Programming, and More

Generative AI reaches well beyond the chat window in Rainer Hattenhauer’s ChatGPT & Co. This practical workbook looks at how ChatGPT and other tools can assist with writing, research, study, image-making, programming, and everyday problem-solving—and makes room for their limitations as well as their possibilities.

From everyday writing to AI-assisted research

The book explores familiar tasks such as drafting emails and letters, refining text, preparing presentations, translating, and working with articles or websites. It also considers uses in journalism, marketing, education, and academic work. The examples offer readers a way to think through where an AI assistant might fit into a task, rather than treating every tool as interchangeable.

Images, media, and creative experiments

Separate sections turn to image-generative AI, image analysis and editing, speech synthesis, music, and video tools. Together, these topics show the range of creative work addressed in the workbook, from describing an image to exploring AI-supported multimedia.

Code, spreadsheets, and more advanced workflows

For readers interested in programming, Hattenhauer covers learning to code with AI, algorithms, debugging, documentation, scripting, APIs, and intelligent development environments. The book also examines using AI with tables and spreadsheets, then moves into advanced tools and prompt-writing techniques.

A broad, example-led introduction

The chapter sequence also includes education and science, everyday applications, games, conversation, and creative writing. Practical examples run throughout, while discussion of errors, risks, and limits helps keep the subject in perspective. The result is a wide-ranging introduction for curious newcomers, students, educators, writers, and programmers looking to understand possible applications across different parts of life and work.