Reddit user reflects on GPT cutting formatting time at work
A Reddit user in r/OpenAI describes months of heavy GPT use for work documents and presentations, saying much of their time had gone into formatting, rewording the same idea multiple ways, and adjusting bullet points rather than thinking.
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