I did not do the methodical testing that Geoffrey Fowler performed, but I’ve adopted the same usage pattern. I guess I’m in good company. 
I conducted dozens of bot challenges based on real things people do with AI, including writing breakup texts and work emails, decoding legal contracts and scientific research, answering tricky research questions, and editing photos and making “art.” Human experts including best-selling authors, reference librarians, a renowned scientist and even a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer judged the results.
Based on my fight club, I now turn to different bots for different kinds of tasks. Here’s how that plays out in practice:
For writing and editing, I use Claude. It’s got a better turn of phrase, can occasionally crack jokes and is least likely to open emails with the soul-crushing phrase “hope you’re well.” In one of my tests — writing an apology letter — judge Pamela Skillings said Claude “communicates real human emotion and thoughtful consideration.”
For research and quick answers, I use Google’s AI Mode — not the AI Overview that pops up in regular Google results, which is far less reliable. AI Mode, a chatbot-style search tool, can conduct dozens of searches before it provides an answer. That helps it give more up-to-date information, too: In my research test, it correctly identified currently recommended treatments for mastitis, a breast infection, while other bots offered outdated approaches.
For working with documents, I use Claude. In my document-analysis tests, it was the only bot that never made up facts. When I asked the bot to suggest changes on a rental agreement, Claude’s answer came closest to being a “good substitute for a lawyer,” said judge Sterling Miller, a longtime corporate lawyer.
For images, I use Google’s Gemini, which trounced the competition in every test I devised. When I asked the bots to remove one of two subjects from a photograph, the result was so convincing — including details like light bouncing from sequins on a dress — that judge David Carson, a photojournalist, said “wow.” He couldn’t tell Gemini’s output was AI generated.
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Geoffrey A. Fowler
The Washington Post