1. AI chatbots
The best place to start is the category that brought AI to the mainstream. AI chatbots allow you to chat with an AI large language model, letting you ask questions and get answers in a conversational style. The best chatbots use advanced reasoning and logic, write code, and make mathematical calculations.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT is the current industry leader, and the first chatbot that set the scene on fire. It’s powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4 models, and it’s surprisingly flexible and very easy to use.
Claude
Anthropic’s safe and creative chatbot, Claude has impressive memory: it can remember up to 150,000 words in each conversation. This makes it useful to have long, step-by-step discussions of a problem or to upload a PDF and ask questions.
2. AI apps for content creation
Entire movies have been made about writer’s block. These apps are here to break it. By entering your prompts, starting from templates, or using recipes, you can use AI models as a co-writer, helping you put together first drafts faster.
Jasper
Jasper is a powerful AI content creation platform, favoring users who need a high volume of content. It packs dozens of templates to help you get started, connects to the internet to find research and sources, and also lets you generate images with AI. All your content creation needs are covered here.
Copy.ai
Copy.ai is a slower-paced option, acting as a writing co-pilot. Each of your prompts generates a list of options, and it’s up to you to pull the best ones into your document. This is better for writing tasks that require more ideation and iteration, such as copywriting.
3. AI apps for text enhancement
Spell-checking has been around for a long time, but AI is changing the game. Before, it only detected spelling and basic structure errors. Now, it can spot tone and complex language and offer suggestions to make your writing clearer.
Grammarly
Grammarly is the mainstream spell- and structure-checking app. It’s a complete solution that keeps your English on point, lets you adjust your tone, and suggests shortcuts to simplify wordy or complex phrases. It has plenty of extensions and integrations, so you can use it almost anywhere there’s a text box.
Wordtune
Wordtune helps you find plenty of wording alternatives to improve your text. When you input the text you want to check, you can easily browse synonyms, ask to rewrite entire sentences, and adapt the suggestions into a final draft.
