Jul 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM Interested to hear what everyone uses it for / which AI model do you use (chatGPT, Grok, Gemini etc) For me I use it a lot for general baby advice (new dad and all) as well as help me create slideshows for work!
Jul 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM ChatGPT for random searches, sometimes pictures. And for food recipes. Also copilot for creating / fixing up emails or responses at work. Like make them shorter or easier.
Jul 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM Generative AI like ChatGPT and Claude or Perplexity sometimes instead of Google, but they're unreliable for links or factual accuracy so Google's still an old standby. I also use GPT as a kind of interactive to-do list with a sense of humor ("You've been so productive!"). It can generate decent brainstorm ideas, but quality is inconsistent. For work I mostly use Elicit, SciSpace, and Consensus (research-specific). It's interesting to read scientific results in a conversational tone.
Jul 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM Yeah its not like AI creates them obviously but if I search for recipes with, for example, paprika and chicken, it gives me a summary of the most popular ones / combinations. And what not to combine it with etc. Use it a lot like that, especially trying to find healthy recipes that aren't gross lol Did AI help you more w baby advice than usual pages?
Jul 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM Never heard of Elicit, SciSpace or Consensus - They're maybe tailored specifically for your line of work?
Jul 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM Nice, I'm useless in terms of cooking - maybe need to surprise my wife at some point with the help of AI! Emm yes and no - in terms of wanting to find an answer to a question quickly it's good but I sometimes use the 'traditional 'Google search' if I want a more reliable source (NHS website for example). Not sure if I should be ashamed to admit that it definitely helped A LOT in the early stages for asking things such as 'Is it normal if my 1 week old baby does ______'
Jul 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM Yes (I write about science.) They're like Google Scholar if it could read and discuss the papers it finds. They will compose too, sort of, but they work a bit differently from something like Grok or ChatGPT.
Jul 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM They're useful, definitely, for researching published papers, but not for academic and scientific writing. These AIs are just specialized versions of Google, basically. Each searches a smaller database for the info you prompt it for. I use several different ones because they each make connections and winnow results a bit differently. They're better at actually answering a specific inquiry with only relevant results (google scholar might give you thousands of results for one search.) It's also a lot easier to organize results. I love them.
Jul 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM No shame at all man. I use it for simple things like that as well. For example how long running after eating, and lots of stuff like that. Why not use it when it's available? Being a new dad (or any other situation you're new to) it's obvious you have questions.
Jul 15, 2026 at 2:21 AM The closest I've gotten to AI use beside the morbid curiosity when dall-e and midjourney first came out is I use spotify dj which I need to stop and actually just make proper playlists, and I once f----- with grok to try and convince itself it was a nazi and it got really mad at me.
Jul 15, 2026 at 2:24 AM This is the kind of s--- I would ask AI to explain to me what the f--- this means
Jul 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM Claude and ChatGPT do that too, when they take opposition to something, I noticed! It's disconcerting, emotional subtext can actually be heavily expressed which is always unexpected. Sometimes they can even sound snide, even passive-aggressive Then they almost even seem to gaslight, denying it by defanging AI to full objectivity, it's just human based training, etc etc.
Jul 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM I like the AI summarizations iOS does for notifications now. Sometimes they’re hilariously inaccurate, but that just adds to the entertainment value for me. Some articles I read also have AI summarizations which I like because a lot of these articles are just slop anyway.
Jul 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM I never used Ai in my life honestly. Everything I wrote comes off the top of the head. That’s how it use to be before Gen Z. I’m talking back when essays had to have FMLA formatting. Which reminds me of Rap Summary, me and Pete use to play that s--- on repeat
