# 2026: Claude vs ChatGTP vs Whatever

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** ai\
**Created:** [June 26, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-claude-vs-chatgtp-vs-whatever/1031200 "2026-06-26T14:30:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-claude-vs-chatgtp-vs-whatever/1031200/29 "2026-07-23T22:52:59Z")

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> [@wolfpup](#):
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> One thing I noticed recently about ChatGPT that I quite like is its ability to correlate the things we’re discussing with previous unrelated conversations. It may say things like “based on your interest in …” or “your concerns about …” it tailors its responses to opinions or interests I’ve expressed elsewhere. I think it’s a very cool feature that makes it seem more like a friend than a robot.

I take it that you don’t have concerns as expressed over here:

> [@Are you comfortable with what your preferred AI(s) know about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-comfortable-with-what-your-preferred-ai-s-know-about-you/1031882):
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> NYT article (gift link) [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/technology/personaltech/chatgpt-gemini-prompts-privacy.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.z1A.X\_r3.OEuNi6-kGsIC&smid=nytcore-ios-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/technology/personaltech/chatgpt-gemini-prompts-privacy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z1A.X_r3.OEuNi6-kGsIC&smid=nytcore-ios-share) I entered the prompts, both Chat GTP and Claude free versions as I play on both. I’m not too upset about what they know about me. Their guesses about blind spots, insecurities, embarrassing things? Still a bit like what I’d use in a hypothetical interview asked to name my faults. There’s got to be worse than …

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