People are using ChatGPT for much more than writing and research — these are the 7 ideas I want to steal
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The most interesting ChatGPT usage is drifting into ad hoc tools—personal CRMs, decision copilots, lightweight planners—rather than just drafting text. Internal AI adoption programs should mine these emergent use cases from employees and formalize the ones that consistently save time.
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