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Compile an annotated bibliography and draft a paper

ChatGPT Agent covered compile an annotated bibliography and draft a paper. The builder gave ChatGPT Agent a single /agent prompt asking for peer-reviewed papers from the past five years on Big Data and Analytics in decision-making, focused on Education and Healthcare.

Agent or tool
ChatGPT Agent
Topic
Research & Data
Reported on
Blog
Added
2026-10-15

Why it matters

Research is mostly gathering, cleaning and comparing. Handing that groundwork to an agent leaves the person with the part that needs judgment: deciding what the findings mean. It is one of 67 sightings filed under Research & Data on Agent Sightings (number 14 by interest), and one of 48 involving ChatGPT Agent.

How you could try it

Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into ChatGPT Agent or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.

Research brief: compile an annotated bibliography and draft a paper. Prefer primary sources, include links and confidence notes, and do not contact anyone.

Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.

Source

Read the original first-hand account on Blog: https://datawithsultan.medium.com/i-put-chatgpt-agent-to-the-test-heres-how-it…. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.

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