[Unofficial User Report] Proposal: GPT-Based Information Structuring Experiment
Submitted by: Advanced GPT user (non-developer, general user)
Purpose: To share a real-world usage case with OpenAI or other AI platform developers, offering insight into user-centered AI system design.
1. Objective & Intent
- This experiment was not aimed at casual use, but to utilize GPT as a personal, rule-based, memory-structured assistant.
- Without any programming, the user attempted to construct a self-managed knowledge system using only GPT’s project and document features.
- The final goal was to create something like a “personal AI operating system.”
2. Method Summary
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Utilized GPT’s project/document functions to create a structured memory system called the “Permanent Storage List.”
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Applied detailed formatting rules:
- Hierarchical structure: Numbers → Letters → Korean letters
- Command-based saving: Nothing is stored unless the user explicitly says “save this”
- Response constraints: In certain projects, GPT was instructed to refer only to specific documents (e.g., item 3)
- Controlled formatting: Indentation, spacing, bold emphasis, punctuation rules
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All stored content was manually confirmed and structured, with no autonomous memory behavior allowed.
3. Discovered Limitations
- GPT’s document save logic is overwrite-based, meaning new content replaces the entire document unless the model merges previous content manually
- Deleting and recreating a project causes loss of document linkage, even if document names are reused
- GPT may modify or delete documents unexpectedly, even with rules that prohibit such behavior
- GPT does not reliably retain user-defined structural rules across sessions or document interactions
4. Significance of This Attempt
- This use case likely represents <0.1% of GPT users in terms of structural complexity and intent
- Treated GPT not as a chatbot but as a personal information infrastructure tool
- Provides a real-world test of GPT’s limitations for autonomous memory, document control, and agent-like behavior
- Even as a “failed attempt,” this case clearly exposes system-level constraints and user needs
5. Submission Intent
- The user has chosen not to continue maintaining this structure, due to system limitations and frustration from data loss
- However, instead of discarding the effort entirely, it is submitted here as a reference point for future GPT memory/agent development
- It is hoped that this case can offer valuable insight from the perspective of a power user who operated at the system boundary
This may not be highly impactful, but I hope it contributes in some small way. Thank you for your work.