How deeply does AI Agents in Action cover file upload?

Explains setup, capacity, prompts, and usage risks, while deferring detailed RAG implementation.

File upload

A file upload is an assistant capability for supplying documents or other files as knowledge to a configured language-model assistant.

A file upload gives an assistant static knowledge by adding documents or other supported files to its knowledge base. Detailed RAG knowledge is optional. section 3.4

Configure a document-aware assistant by following these practical steps:

Create an assistant in the ChatGPT interface, add instructions, and give it a name and image. section 3.4.2
Upload one or more documents; a single assistant supports up to 512 MB, with batch limits varying by file size. section 3.4.2
Use prompts to search, compare, contrast, order, classify, or generate content from the uploaded collection. section 3.4.2
Warn users about heavy file-upload usage because resource limits can temporarily block accounts. section 3.5.1

Classic Robot Reads

Upload a collection of classic robot books and instruct the assistant to reference only those files, provide three examples for each query, and ask whether more help is needed. Prompts can include “Search for this phrase” or “Identify the three most similar books.” section 3.4.2

Table 3.1 Use cases for a knowledge assistant

Use case	Example prompt	Results
Search	Search for this phrase in your knowledge: “the robot servant.”	Returns the document and an excerpt
Compare	Identify the three most similar books that share the same writing style.	Returns the three most similar documents
Contrast	Identify the three most different books.	Returns books in the collection that are the most different
Ordering	What order should I read the books?	Returns an ordered progression of books
Classification	Which of these books is the most modern?	Classifies documents
Generation	Generate a fictional paragraph that mimics your knowledge of the robot servant.	Generates new content based on its knowledge base

Browse concrete prompts and results for searching, comparing, contrasting, ordering, classifying, and generating from uploaded documents. section 3.4.2

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