"For any number of reasons, 2025 has hardly been my favorite year. This was the year I went from being an AI dabbler to a daily user. And while some of that usage still amounts to messing around- hello, Sora!-even more involves tasks that make me more productive. More importantly, it brings me better results, a goal I hold dear. (Sadly, not every AI enthusiast agrees.)"
"First, I've finally figured out how to use chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Google's Gemini as research tools. I remain wary of accepting anything they say as the truth, since AI still has a devious knack for hallucinating fantasies that sound like fact. But it's dawned on me that I don't need to take AI at its word."
2025 saw many users shift from dabbling with AI to daily integration, combining playful experimentation with productivity-enhancing tasks. Chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini started serving as research tools when guided by detailed prompts and cross-checked via citations. Users remain cautious about hallucinations and verify AI outputs against human-written web sources. Detailed prompts often outperform traditional keyword searches for research. Google released Gemini 3 Pro in November, impressing users and becoming a default choice for some, reflecting rapid competition and evolving AI workflows that prioritize better results and improved efficiency.
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