ChatGPT

Match the task to the experience

The official ChatGPT overview distinguishes everyday chat, work deliverables, and coding assistance. Tool access depends on the account and offering; a directory should not imply that everyone receives identical integrations, models, or allowances.

Test more than a polished answer

Turn a short set of meeting notes into an action table. Require an owner, deadline, and source sentence for each item, leaving missing information explicitly unknown. Compare the result with the notes before sending it. This tests whether uncertainty survives instead of becoming invented assignments.

For a document or spreadsheet, open the delivered file and inspect formatting, formulas, and completeness. A completion message is not a substitute for checking the artifact.

Control the context

Review workspace data controls before connecting private files or accounts. Grant only the access needed. Verify consequential claims with authoritative sources, and distinguish provided facts from an assistant's inference.

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