I can tell you which AI tools are worth using — and which to avoid — because I’ve been running a chatbot fight club. Even if you’re anxious about AI taking jobs, harming the environment or invading privacy, there’s something to learn from how today’s AI tools actually perform when you strip away the hype. (If you’ve got ideas for more fair bot tests I should run, drop me an email.) They typically use automated tests, where bots answer a battery of questions like on a medical or legal exam. In my writing tests, bots often came across as insincere when they failed to fit their words to the context.

Source: Washington Post December 30, 2025 19:01 UTC