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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT ‘Study Mode’ 🎓
This ChatGPT prompt writes your entire business plan in minutes
Gina Acosta
July 30, 2025
Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,
In today’s edition, we’re taking a look at the new 'Study Mode' for ChatGPT that’s supposed to encourage responsible academic use of the chatbot, amid rising cases of AI misuse in higher education.
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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI
ChatGPT Gets a New Study Mode
New Features Coming to Google’s AI Mode
AI Tutorial: This ChatGPT prompt writes your entire business plan in minutes
AI Tools to check out
AI Findings/Resources
The Latest in AI and Tech 💡
AI News
OPENAI
ChatGPT Gets a New Study Mode
The new feature is designed to help students learn more effectively by encouraging them to think, not just copy answers.
Details:
With Study Mode enabled, ChatGPT asks guiding questions and encourages students to work through problems on their own, sometimes even refusing direct answers unless they actively engage with the material.
The feature is currently available to all logged-in ChatGPT users, including those on the Free, Plus, Pro, and Team plans, and will reach Edu subscribers in the coming weeks.
The launch comes amid concerns from recent research showing that while ChatGPT can be a helpful tutor for young people, it can also harm their critical thinking skills.
There are currently no controls for parents or teachers; students can easily switch back to regular mode at any time, though OpenAI is exploring administrative and parental options to lock students into Study Mode.
Educational institutions have long struggled with student use of AI. Back in 2023, concerns led to a wave of generative AI bans across American school districts. Since then, some of those bans have been reversed as educators acknowledged that AI would inevitably become part of students’ lives and began focusing on how to use it effectively for learning. This shift created a major opportunity for AI companies. Anthropic, for example, introduced a similar “Learning Mode” for its Claude chatbot in April.
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New Features Coming to Google’s AI Mode
Google is rolling out new features for AI Mode in Search, its experimental tool that searches the web, summarizes results for users, and allows follow-up questions.
Details:
The new Canvas in AI Mode can help students create study guides by pulling together information in the Canvas sidebar, allowing them to refine the output in real time by asking additional questions.
AI Mode now lets users ask questions about uploaded images and PDFs, with support for more file types coming later this year, including files from Google Drive.
Google is also bringing Project Astra capabilities into AI Mode through Search Live. Users can now have back-and-forth conversations with Search in AI Mode using visual input from their camera feed.
Lens in AI Mode now allows users to ask about anything on their desktop screen—such as diagrams, homework problems, or anything else they’re viewing in the browser.
Most of these features are rolling out in the coming weeks for users in the U.S. who are part of the AI Mode Labs experiment—except for PDF and image support, which is already available.
AI Tutorial
This ChatGPT prompt writes your entire business plan in minutes
If you’re planning to launch a business and feel overwhelmed by writing a full business plan, this ChatGPT prompt can do 90% of the heavy lifting.
Market analysis
Financials
Executive summary
Marketing and sales strategy
Step-by-step structure
Go to ChatGPT, paste this prompt, and add your details:
“Adopt the role of an expert business strategist tasked with creating a comprehensive business plan. Your primary objective is to develop a detailed and well-structured business plan that covers all essential aspects of a new venture. Take a deep breath and work on this problem step-by-step. Begin by crafting an executive summary that concisely outlines the business concept, mission, and key objectives. Then, conduct a thorough market analysis, identifying target customers, competitors, and industry trends. Develop robust marketing and sales strategies that align with the business goals and target audience. Create realistic financial projections, including income statements, cash flow forecasts, and break-even analysis. Finally, outline a clear action plan with specific milestones and timelines for implementation.
#INFORMATION ABOUT ME:
My type of business: [INSERT TYPE OF BUSINESS]
My target market: [INSERT TARGET MARKET]
My unique selling proposition: [INSERT UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION]
My initial investment amount: [INSERT INITIAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT]
My projected timeline: [INSERT PROJECTED TIMELINE]
MOST IMPORTANT!: Provide your output in a structured format with clear headings for each section of the business plan, using bullet points for key details within each section.”
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AI Findings/Resources
📚 Google's AI Essentials course in 10 minutes
🤔 Is AI killing Google Search? It might be doing the opposite
💡 Context Engineering - What it is, and techniques to consider
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The latest in AI and Tech
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These TikTok‑style videos include AI‑generated narration and captions, powered by OpenAI for scriptwriting, ElevenLabs for voiceover, and Amazon Transcribe for captions.
Google has announced that it will sign the EU’s voluntary Code of Practice for artificial intelligence, joining other AI labs like OpenAI. However, Google has expressed concerns about certain provisions, claiming that these could 'chill European model development and deployment.
Meta has informed employees that it is developing a new type of coding interview, where candidates will be able to use AI assistants. The company claims, "This is more representative of the developer environment that our future employees will work in."
Startup Z.ai has introduced two new open source language models, GLM 4.5 and GLM 4.5 Air, built for reasoning, coding, and agentic intelligence. The company claims they rival proprietary models from the U.S. in performance while costing significantly less.
Meta has reportedly approached over a dozen staff members at Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab to discuss joining its new Superintelligence unit. Some offers are said to be worth more than $1 billion.
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