"conforms to US government standards"
Bullcrap.
OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Gov, a variant of the Enterprise version of the product specifically tailored for use by the US government. Coinciding with revelations that Chinese AI firm DeepSeek's R1 model may undermine the hard work done on US-made AI, ChatGPT Gov was announced today as a way to, according to OpenAI, ensure …
Translation : After making a $1 million donation to the new boss, we've mysteriously been awarded a government contract, which is pretty fortunate because now that that free Chinese thing has eaten our lunch in the marketplace, we can still survive off a steady steam of taxpayers money.
A colleague browbeat me into trying o1 on a web development project. Not a single one of its answers was correct, but it did give the kernel of a useful solution which, through additional reading and experimentation, resulted in a very good solution. I'm sure it would have taken me much longer to get there without o1.
The takeaway for me is that it one treats everything it says with utmost suspicion and checks it carefully, it most certainly can help an experienced practitioner arrive at good solutions. Take nothing it says at face value or you'll end up looking like a fool; which would be well deserved.