Brief Summary
This article discusses the author's favorite AI research tools, highlighting their utility in both simple and complex inquiries. The author focuses on four tools: Claude 4, Perplexity, Logically, and NotebookLM, detailing their strengths and specific use cases in research.
- Claude 4 excels in understanding complicated subjects and providing pre-built prompts.
- Perplexity combines a search engine with an AI chatbot to deliver detailed answers.
- Logically consolidates features from multiple AI tools for focused research projects.
- NotebookLM specializes in summarizing long documents and generating study aids.
Claude 4
Claude 4, an Anthropic-owned chatbot, is favored for its ability to understand complicated subjects. It is used for answering simple questions and conducting deep dives into complex concepts. Claude 4 also offers pre-built prompts to help users explore new topics and get the best answers.
Perplexity
Perplexity is described as an AI-powered search engine that combines the functionalities of a search engine and an AI chatbot. It searches the internet, utilizing sources like Reddit forums, research papers, and news articles, to provide detailed answers to questions. Perplexity is particularly useful for obtaining quick and comprehensive answers to complicated questions, often addressing a series of related questions in a single search.
Logically
Logically consolidates the functions of Perplexity, NotebookLM, and ChatGPT into one platform, offering a focused research experience. It is best suited for extensive research projects, such as long essays or year-long studies, rather than quick inquiries. Logically is designed for gathering and managing important information in a structured manner.
NotebookLM
NotebookLM, part of the Google Gemini family, is a research tool specializing in summarization. It can process long documents, YouTube videos, and news articles to extract key points and generate study guides, timelines, and FAQs. Users can create projects with multiple sources of information, and NotebookLM offers a unique feature to generate conversations between two AI voices discussing the provided sources.
