I used ChatGPT to build a free PDF editor because I didn't trust it to change my files - it's glorious

ZD NET — A few helpful takeaways from this experience.

If you want the AI's help, you don't always need to rely on non-deterministic processing. Sometimes, you can just ask for it to write you a program that works based on a reliable algorithm.
You also don't have to spend a lot of time on creating a look or UI. Sometimes creating a simple command-line tool will get the job done.