Learning Timeline
Key Insights
Benefit of 'Project Only' Isolation
Enabling the 'Project only' setting makes the workflow behave similarly to NotebookLM. It forces the AI to ignore your general account memories and focus strictly on the files uploaded to that specific project, reducing hallucinations from irrelevant past contexts.
Sharing Context vs. Just Chatting
When sharing a project, you are not just sharing a transcript; you are sharing the *environment*. If enabled, the recipient gets access to the Custom Instructions and the specific Knowledge Base, allowing them to continue the work with the same AI behavior you set up.
Step by Step
Creating an Isolated Project with Knowledge Base
- Open the ChatGPT sidebar menu.
- Click on the 'Projects' selector (or 'Create a new project').
- Enter a name for the new project.
- Locate the project settings options.
- Toggle the 'Project only' option to ON (this prevents ChatGPT from accessing memories or chats outside this specific project).
- Navigate to the 'Knowledge' section within the project.
- Click 'Upload' to select specific files (e.g., PDFs, catalogs) that will serve as the exclusive knowledge base.
- Click the '+' icon in the chat input area to verify access to connected apps (like Dropbox) if needed.
Sharing Projects and Managing Permissions
- Open the specific Project you wish to share.
- Click the 'Share' button located in the top interface.
- Select the sharing method: Choose 'Invite only' (for Business plans) or generate a public link (for Plus/Free users).
- Review the permission toggles in the sharing modal.
- Check the box for 'Custom Instructions' if you want the recipient to inherit the project's behavioral rules.
- Check the box for 'Previous Chats' if you want the recipient to view the conversation history.
- Copy the generated link or send the invite to finalize.