Hi OpenAI team,
I’d like to suggest a new feature that could greatly improve the user experience while interacting with ChatGPT:
Sometimes when reading a response, I want to ask a quick follow-up question—such as the meaning of a word, a concept, or a referenced term—but I don’t want to interrupt the main flow of the conversation or create a long new answer in the main chat thread.
My suggestion is to add an interactive side panel or inline popup system, where users can:
• Click on a specific word, phrase, or sentence in ChatGPT’s response
• Ask a short question related to that text (e.g., “What does this word mean?” or “Can you simplify this?”)
• See the answer appear in a side screen or small popup rather than the main chat
This would allow for faster and more focused learning without cluttering the main dialogue. It would also feel more like an interactive reading and learning experience, similar to footnotes or tooltips in digital textbooks.
I believe this feature would be especially useful for students, researchers, or anyone learning new topics.
Thanks for considering this!
Best regards,
Mustafa İnanç