I have a confession to make...
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...I'm a two-timer.
In my University of New Hampshire classes, I recommend that my students try playing with TWO AI models:
- Your work model (for most of us, Google Gemini or Microsoft Copilot); and
- Your home model (ChatGPT, Claude, or Metaβs LLama)
Why?
Iβm not smart enough to predict which model will make the next significant leap forward, so I want you to be prepared. π
This week, it was Claude 3.5 with Artifacts π€―... but more on that in Fridayβs Deep Dive. π
For the last year, the AI models have all been somewhat boringly similar...
...But now we're seeing them releasing different features and taking unique paths to training the models.
The result?
Clearer differences between AI models. ππΌ
Today At a Glance π
- Different Models You Should Know About
- Who I'm cheating on with ChatGPT
- An AI Prompt Example You Can Steal
THE DIFFERENCES βοΈ
CLAUDE 3.5: Better at Code, Cheaper, 200K context window
Here's the deal. Claude emphasizes safety and has great new features like Artifacts. It's been getting better rapidly.
What does this mean? I'm using Claude 3.5 for multi-step prompts and learning to play with code/artifacts.
CHATGPT-4: The Best Overall (Yes, still)
ChatGPT is powered by OpenAIβs GPT architecture, which is known for its unparalleled language understanding capabilities.
What this means? GPT4.0 is able to generate the most human-like responses across a broader range of topics with better precision. It's better and faster if you regularly use spreadsheets as a data source and with data extraction in general. The downside? The model can inadvertently learn and then reproduce problematic patterns present in its wider training data.
GEMINI: The Best For Research
Gemini is generally considered an LLM for those on the Google stack of tools (Google Sheets and Docs). With a larger context window, it can review more content or code.
What does this mean? Choose Gemini for broader research and real-time access to the internet, as Google crawls the web more often than anyone else.