7 July 2026

’There are many different animals in the jungle’ was a frequent remark made by my teacher. This springs to mind when I think about AI. The AI scene is like a jungle with many companies/ animals offering AI for the masses.
What is clear is the AI software toolkits are useful in everyday life, cooking / recipe tips, medical advice, calculating life expectancy, family relationships, proof reading. The issue is working out which one is best for which query.
The human-like responses from Claude remind me of the Hal 9000 computer. One can spend hours having detailed discussions with an A/I chatbot, that is approaching a level of hyper intelligence. Whilst possible to disagree with Claude, it is hard to argue with his reasoned responses.