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There Is Not Just One AI: Meet a Few of the Big Ones
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot — these are different AIs made by different companies. They are all chatbots, but each one is a little different.
Explorers · AI Foundations · ~4 min read
The big idea
When grown-ups say 'AI' they usually mean a chatbot. But there are many chatbots! Different companies built different ones. They all do similar things, but each one has a personality.
Some examples
- ChatGPT is made by OpenAI. It is the one that became famous first.
- Claude is made by Anthropic. It is known for being polite and careful.
- Gemini is made by Google. It can search the web really well.
- Copilot is from Microsoft. It is built into a lot of Microsoft tools.
Try it!
With a grown-up, try the same exact question on two different chatbots. Notice how the answers can be different — even for the same question!
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Practice this safely
Try this with a low-stakes example and a trusted adult nearby. The goal is to notice how AI talks about AI products, not to let it make the decision for you.
- 1Ask AI to explain AI products in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "There Is Not Just One AI: Meet a Few of the Big Ones" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check ChatGPT against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
End-of-lesson quiz
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Questions are best handled with a grown-up here.
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