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Re: Ask HN: What useful AI tools do you use every day?

#21

I use Google Gemini. Can't say it's super useful but it's only $15/month so worth trying. It's better than search for coding things, the image and video generation is cool for memes I guess. The code it produces is mostly useless but it's ok with concepts.

I like that it seems to read way more sources than other AI when deep research, but hate that it always assume "research" to mean a verbose report with much filler.

Re: Ask HN: What useful AI tools do you use every day?

#22
Perplexity - for search (Google replacement), summarization and rewriting, basic research and making presentations (using Perplexity apps)

Granola - transcription and meeting notes, searching across notes, recalling action items

I've played around extensively with ChatGPT, but Perplexity now covers my use cases. I'm looking to test Claude, primarily because Perplexity does not currently support MCP servers, and I need an assistant who can answer questions across all my work files (Google Drives, Calendar, Slack messages, GitHub, etc.).

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#23
None that has come with the flood of LLM-based tools. I only use one language translator [1], but it was already of such good quality before the LLM wave that I didn't even notice the change under the bonnet (if there was one at all).

[1] https://www.deepl.com/en/translator

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1. ChatGPT I use it mostly to dump quick ideas and then expand them later by using it as my thinking partner. Also I use chatgpt for brainstorming ideas for marketing campaigns, writing copies etc. I have few custom GPTs created for my every use case 2. Claude I use Claude projects for writing articles and for SEO optimisation 3. Cursor I use Cursor for coding daily. Now quite used to the flow it creates and makes my…

Your first point resonates with me.

I am often using a mobile device and away from my computer, but want to put something in my Obsidian notes or a Trello card.

ChatGPT speech rec is excellent (so much better than iOS), so often I will start a temporary chat, press the Mic button, and say something like :

“Take the following dictation and repeat it back to me without adding anything. Don’t alter the content, but clean it up if needed… “. Then I ramble on for a while, with pauses when I need to gather my thoughts for the next bit. Then, when I get the paragraph back, I long press for the copy option and paste it back into my other app.

Re: Ask HN: What useful AI tools do you use every day?

#26
Deepl Write. It helps me improve my lousy German by showing me a better way to write what I came up with.

Google Lens to identify plants.

BirdNet is Shazam for birds.

ChatGPT for vague questions about everything. I feel like a child asking mom about the world again. It reduced the friction of curiosity.

It’s pretty wild that I have a real world Pokedex.

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Deepl Write. It helps me improve my lousy German by showing me a better way to write what I came up with. Google Lens to identify plants. BirdNet is Shazam for birds. ChatGPT for vague questions about everything. I feel like a child asking mom about the world again. It reduced the friction of curiosity. It’s pretty wild that I have a real world Pokedex.

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#28
Travelling with ChatGPT is incredible. Translate this Japanese menu into romaji (latin character Japanese) and English. Explain the difference between Turkish yoghurt dishes haydari and cacik. Walking around Manila with voice mode talking me through some basic Tagalog phrases I might need.

Re: Ask HN: What useful AI tools do you use every day?

#29

i find grok far superior to chatgpt and copilot, but none of them worth more than $10/m. I am about to switch to agents and pro subscription level because I've heard good feedback about those. AI is perfect at small and easy tasks

are you paying for any of them or only using the free versions? and which models specifically are you using?
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