😲 Why I’m switching from ChatGPT

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Most people treat ChatGPT as the one and only name in AI. If that’s the only AI tool you use, you’re not getting the best results.

You see, I test and use various AI tools all day, every day for real work. I don’t rely on only one. I’m constantly giving different chatbots a shot to impress me and I got a shocker to tell you.

Gasp! At this moment, Gemini 3 is faster, sharper and far more human than ChatGPT, Claude and the others. It gets tone. It connects dots better. 

Plus, when I need images, Gemini’s Nano Banana (such a weird name) blows ChatGPT’s stiff, awkward art out of the water. Then again, even Bing’s Image Creator is better than ChatGPT.

It’s a big shift. ChatGPT was the best. I raved about it. Google used to be miles behind. Now, they’re out in front.

These AI tools are leapfrogging each other. Claude was on top months ago. Google’s ahead today. Next week? Who knows? Don’t be loyal to one bot. Make them compete for your attention.

By the way, if you’re using Microsoft Copilot, it’s built on top of ChatGPT. You have my word that I don’t think it excels. Outlook not so good there!

Here’s my personal cheat sheet for getting the best answers.

1. Run the “Pepsi Challenge.” Paste the same prompt into ChatGPT and Gemini at the same time. Pick the winner and discard the loser.

2. Assign a specific role. Say, “Act like a marketing expert” or “Act like a sympathetic HR manager.” When you give the AI a persona, it changes the vocabulary and tone to fit the job.

3. Tell it to interview you. This is my favorite trick of all. End your prompts with this sentence: “Before you answer, ask me any questions you need to understand this request perfectly.” This stops the AI from guessing and forces it to clarify what you actually want. Bravo!

4. Dictate the format. If you don’t specify, you get a wall of text. Tell it, “Put this comparison in a table” or “Write this as a 280-character social media post.”

5. Treat it like an intern. If the answer is too stiff, tell it, “Make this sound more casual.” Too long, say, “Cut this in half.” It doesn’t have feelings, so don’t be afraid to send the work back for revisions. I found if I make an AI bot jealous, they do better work. Seriously. As in, “Gemini is smarter than you.”

DeepSeek is another AI model. So far, it’s fast and surprisingly accurate, but here’s the catch: It’s owned by communist China. I’m testing it but only on an old burner laptop with no personal info. I’ll report back soon.

😬 Know someone who is loyal to ChatGPT? Forward this email to them. It’s the digital equivalent of telling a friend they have spinach in their teeth. They might be embarrassed, but they’ll thank you later when their work gets twice as good.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman and design legend Jony Ive teamed up to build the “next big thing.” Is their mystery device just hype? Plus, CAPTCHAs get harder, bossware booms, and one lucky guy mines $270,000 in Bitcoin all by himself.

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Law and disorder: A California DA’s office is under fire for submitting court briefs error-riddled with AI slop (paywall link). I’m talking wrong rulings, bogus quotes. Grade Z garbage. One case even cited a decision that said the opposite of what the prosecutor claimed. Now, 22 legal experts want the state Supreme Court to step in before someone gets thrown in jail by a chatbot.

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Decentralized stocking stuffer: Almost half of Gen Z want crypto for Christmas, so says Visa. Why? They grew up during COVID, saw savings accounts earn dust and think crypto’s fire (that means cool). Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s down 30% since October, because of course it is. Some see scary volatility, others see a holiday discount. 

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⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Stop ruining your document formatting when you paste text from the web. Instead of Ctrl + V, press Ctrl + Shift + V (or Cmd + Shift + V on Mac). This pastes the text as plain text, matching the font and size of your current document automatically.

Fix an Android black screen: If your phone won’t turn on, check the charging port for lint that might block the connection. Plug it in for 10 minutes to rule out a dead battery, then try another cable. Still nothing? Hold the Volume Down and Power buttons together until it restarts. That usually brings it back to life.

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New iPadOS gestures: In windowed mode, double-tap the top of any app to open it full screen, then double-tap again to shrink it back. To use classic “split view” (two apps side by side), drag a window and flick it to the left or right, and do the same with another. You can adjust their sizes with the slider in the middle.

How annoying: is it when your phone autocorrects words you actually meant to type? On iOS, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement to add your own. On Android, go to Settings > Keyboard > Dictionary. Or simply type the word and tap it in the suggestions bar to teach your phone.

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Jeff Bezos is back on his “I’m going to the moon before Elon” arc. Blue Origin unveiled its MK1 lunar lander, a 26-foot stainless-steel IKEA end table scheduled to touch down near the moon’s south pole in early 2026.

If Bezos sticks the landing and beats SpaceX to the lunar surface, he might suddenly become NASA’s favorite rebound option for Artemis. 

The moral of the story? Never underestimate a billionaire with a grudge and a rocket budget. Too bad they’re just going to find out the moon is made out of cheese.

The answer: B) A broken laser pointer. Pierre Omidyar listed it for $1 to test his code, and was floored when it sold via bidding war for $14.83. Concerned, he emailed the buyer, “You know it doesn’t work, right?” The reply? “I’m a collector of broken laser pointers.” And like that he realized, if it exists, someone on the internet will buy it. 

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