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I prefer using a book on the subject with chatgpt and forums/chatrooms as supplements.

I find that prompting chatgpt with book excerpts keeps it grounded in reality.

Books are obviously better if you're trying to learn about a subject.

If you just have one very specific question, it's often easier to ask ChatGPT and then fact-check its output.

Yes, sometimes, depending on the subject. Other times the fact checking needed is so rigorous that you might as well have skipped the AI.