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Conversational AI

Friendly Companions

Assistants you talk with in plain English, the way you would with a helpful neighbor.

What these do

These are the tools most people mean when they say “AI.” You type a question, or speak it, and get a clear answer back. You can ask follow-up questions, ask for a simpler explanation, or ask it to try again. There is no wrong way to ask, and nothing breaks if you make a mistake.

Good for

  • Explaining something confusing in simpler words
  • Drafting a letter, an email, or a note to family
  • Talking through a decision out loud
  • Answering the questions you would have looked up in an encyclopedia

Tools worth trying

  • Claude

    by Anthropic

    Easy to start

    Patient and conversational. Good at explaining things gently and at rewriting an answer more simply if you ask.

    Visit Claude Tutorial coming soon

  • ChatGPT

    by OpenAI

    Easy to start

    The best known assistant. Answers questions, writes drafts, and can talk with you out loud on a phone.

    Visit ChatGPT Tutorial coming soon

  • Gemini

    by Google

    Easy to start

    The AI behind the “AI Overview” at the top of Google, so you have almost certainly read its answers already. Also inside Gmail and Google Docs, and on Android phones.

    Note: Pi: Inflection AI moved its team to Microsoft and the app is no longer actively developed.

    Visit Gemini Tutorial coming soon

  • Microsoft Copilot

    by Microsoft

    Easy to start

    Built into Windows and Microsoft Word. Handy if you already use a Windows computer.

    Note: Bing Chat: Microsoft renamed this product Copilot.

    Visit Microsoft Copilot Tutorial coming soon

  • Perplexity

    by Perplexity AI

    Some practice needed

    Answers questions and shows you the sources it used, so you can check the facts yourself.

    Visit Perplexity Tutorial coming soon