Welcome to episode 071 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article from AI rock star and Wharton School professor Ethan Mollick entitled "Which AI to Use Now: An Updated Opinionated Guide" that was published on January 26 via his blog One Useful Thing. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this insightful article. They unpack the Mollick's recommendations of the top AI tools, including frontier model such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Antropic's Claude, and Google's Gemini. The pair also explore the major features of these frontier AI models, including pros and cons and cost. They then explore ethical considerations and how these tools should be regarded as supplements to technical writers and documentation specialists, not replacements. >> Read the original article: https://tinyurl.com/m5ehxs4t >> Read the Curt Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/4x9ksd2s >> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z >> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk >> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d >> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td >> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
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