🔍 OpenAI Launches Free Course Teaching ChatGPT's Deep Research — Your Personal AI Analyst

Ever spent half a day drowning in browser tabs, trying to piece together research from dozens of sources?

OpenAI Academy just launched a free course — "Research with ChatGPT" — teaching everyone how to use two powerful features most people don't know exist.

**Search the Web** lets ChatGPT pull real-time data from the internet with live sources. No more outdated answers.

**Deep Research** is the game-changer: give it a topic, and this AI agent autonomously scans hundreds of online sources, analyzes them, and delivers a structured research report with citations — at the level of a professional analyst.

🎯 What you'll learn:

• Real-time web search with verifiable sources
• Deep Research Mode for analyst-grade reports
• Prompt techniques for precise results
• Market research, long-form content, newsletters, and podcasts
• New: connect Deep Research to external apps via MCP and restrict searches to trusted sites

Think of it this way: if Google Search gives you a map and says "find it yourself," Deep Research sends out a scout who explores everything, then comes back with a full briefing.

Imagine asking one question about the EV market in Southeast Asia and getting a 10-page report with data, sources, and conclusions — in under 5 minutes.

The course is completely free. No coding required. Just a ChatGPT account and curiosity.