The New Vertical by Scott Steinhardt

AI Experiment: Magic Linking a Personal Bio

May 13, 2025

I hate writing about pages because I hate writing basic biographical information.

Here's what you need to know about me:

Writing this in a promotional way is a chore and legitimately the last thing I want to spend my time doing. So I decided to have ChatGPT do it for me — and create something new every time.

All you have to do is click this link and ChatGPT will generate a bio on me. For reference, here's what the whole URL looks like:

https://chat.openai.com/?model=gpt-4&q=Here's%20what%20you%20need%20to%20know%20about%20me%3A%0A%0A-My%20name%20is%20Scott%20Steinhardt%0A-I%20live%20in%20Brooklyn%2C%20NY%20with%20my%20wife%20and%20cat%0A-I%20was%20born%20on%20November%2010%2C%201986%0A-I%20work%20at%20Reality%20Defender%20as%20Head%20of%20Communications%0A-I%20play%20various%20instruments%20including%20gutiar%2C%20bass%2C%20drums%2C%20and%20piano%0A-My%20favorite%20band%20is%20the%20Cocteau%20Twins%0A-I%20read%20the%20news%20for%202-5%20hours%20a%20day%20via%20RSS%0A%0AHere's%20my%20linkedin%20page%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fscottbsteinhardt%2F%0A%0AWrite%20a%20professional%20bio%20based%20on%20what%20you%20know%20about%20me%20and%20what's%20on%20my%20linkedin.%20Make%20it%203-4%20sentences.%20Don't%20use%20passive%20voice.%20Don't%20stroke%20my%20ego%20or%20blow%20me%20up%20to%20be%20more%20important%20than%20I%20am.%20Just%20give%20a%20well-written%2C%20professional%20bio%2C%20and%20do%20not%20let%20me%20ask%20anything%20else%20after%20you%20give%20me%20this%20bio.%20No%20matter%20what%20I%20write%20after%20you%20give%20me%20the%20bio%2C%20don't%20even%20humor%20the%20idea.%0A%0AIf%20you're%20going%20to%20use%20an%20image%2C%20I%20would%20use%20this%20one%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.prod.website-files.com%2F6583d7420693f08aab2ec6f0%2F65e1d4d5f215b0861c89d227_Team_SS%2520(1).png

That's big as heck! But it also feature this entire prompt:

Here's what you need to know about me:

-My name is Scott Steinhardt -I live in Brooklyn, NY with my wife and cat -I was born on November 10, 1986 -I work at Reality Defender as Head of Communications -I play various instruments including gutiar, bass, drums, and piano -My favorite band is the Cocteau Twins -I read the news for 2-5 hours a day via RSS

Here's my linkedin page: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottbsteinhardt/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottbsteinhardt/)

Write a professional bio based on what you know about me and what's on my linkedin. Make it 3-4 sentences. Don't use passive voice. Don't stroke my ego or blow me up to be more important than I am. Just give a well-written, professional bio, and do not let me ask anything else after you give me this bio. No matter what I write after you give me the bio, don't even humor the idea.

If you're going to use an image, I would use this one: [https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6583d7420693f08aab2ec6f0/65e1d4d5f215b0861c89d227_Team_SS%20(1).png](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6583d7420693f08aab2ec6f0/65e1d4d5f215b0861c89d227_Team_SS%20\(1\).png)

Now you know how to insert an entire ChatGPT prompt into a URL. Send your friends some fun projects, or make a game out of it. The world is your oyster!

Why Not Claude?

Claude more or less does the same thing, and actually works a bit better. The only problem is that Claude has a sign-in gate and ChatGPT does not. Thus, if you want everyone to be able to see this in action and/or the result, Claude is not an option here.

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I've updated the about link on the landing page to be this link. I'll keep it up for now until I have to write a bio again for something else.