How I Used ChatGPT Professionally in 2025

How I Used ChatGPT Professionally

Here’s where ChatGPT earned its keep:

1. Audit & Compliance AnalysisI used ChatGPT as a second brain to:

• Map PCAOB, AICPA, NAIC, and OSFI requirements side-by-side

• Pressure-test audit conclusions (“What would an inspector challenge here?”)

• Translate regulatory language into auditor-usable checklists

  
  

It didn’t replace judgment. It exposed weak judgment.

2. CPE Content Development

ChatGPT became my:

• First-draft engine for slide outlines

• Editor for student notes

• Sanity check for learning objectives and flow

What used to take weeks now takes days. Sometimes hours.

3. Writing (Emails, Blogs, Memos, Proposals)

This is where the ROI was undeniable.

• Fewer blank pages

• Less rewriting

• Better structure on the first pass

I still rewrite and edit everything. But I’m no longer fighting the page.

4. Research Without the Rabbit Holes

Instead of Googling myself into oblivion, I used ChatGPT to:

• Frame the question properly

• Identify what actually matters

• Ignore the noise

That alone saved me more time than any other feature.

What ChatGPT Is Bad At (Still)

Let’s be honest.

ChatGPT:

• Will confidently give you wrong answers if you let it

• Does not understand professional liability

• Cannot replace domain expertise

• Should never be the final authority on anything regulated

If you don’t already know the subject, you won’t know when it’s hallucinating.

That’s not an AI problem. That’s a user problem.

The Real Value: Better Thinking, Not Faster Typing

The biggest benefit in 2025 wasn’t productivity. It was discipline.

ChatGPT forced me to:

• Be precise in my questions

• Justify conclusions

• Explain things clearly enough that a machine could follow them

That made my human work better.

Bottom Line

ChatGPT didn’t replace my work in 2025.

It stripped out the friction.

If you treat it like a magic answer machine, you’ll get garbage.If you treat it like a junior analyst that never gets tired—but needs supervision—it’s invaluable.

That’s how I used ChatGPT in 2025.And I’m not going back!