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.
