What are AI Projects?
AI projects let you organize conversations, files, and instructions into dedicated workspaces. Instead of starting every chat from scratch, you create a project once, upload relevant documents, set custom instructions, and then every conversation inside that project automatically has the right context. Think of it like a shared folder that your AI assistant can always reference.
Common use cases- Managing a long running initiative (product launch, research paper, trip planning) across multiple conversations
- Uploading reference documents so the AI can answer questions about your specific materials
- Setting project level instructions so you do not have to repeat yourself every time you start a new chat
Create a Project
Open the left sidebar and create a new project (e.g., "Marketing Campaign Q1" or "Thesis Research")
Add Files
Upload PDFs, DOCX, XLSX, images, and other documents that ChatGPT will reference in all conversations within the project
Set Instructions
Write project specific instructions (e.g., "Always respond in a formal academic tone" or "Use metric units")
Group Conversations
Drag existing chats into the project or start new conversations from within it. All conversations inherit the project's files and instructions.