Artificial Intelligence (AI): Chats & Searches
AI Chatbots + Search Engines
Here are some examples of AI chatbots and search engines.
They will let you interact with various AI models, but, before you do so, please *read below:
- ChatGPT - from OpenAI (requires signup)
- Claude (requires signup)
- Consensus
- DeepAI
- DeepSeek (requires signup)
- Duck.ai - from DuckDuckGO
- Copilot - from Microsoft
- Gemini - from Google (requires signup)
- Grok - from X
- Perplexity
* WORTH NOTING *
While AI might appear to understand you and it seems to "know" things, it can often misinterpret things and get things wrong, even when it comes to something relatively simple like basic math.
AI can also be biased and susceptible to "hallucinations" (presenting made-up information that can be off a little or wildly untrue).
Such mistakes are caused by a variety of factors, including whatever information AI has encountered.
AI can also make stuff up, be misinformed, spread disinformation, or even lie to you.
Some AI companies and creators admit they are not entirely sure how AI chatbots work.
So, keeping all of this in mind, please be sure to try to verify whatever AI claims or suggests.
Don't rely on AI. Try to think about any information you encounter. Question the source(s) of that information. Is it true? Correct? Complete or biased? Try to find out more.
You can visit our Critical Thinking Skills website to learn more about evaluating information.
Please be visit the AI Issues & Concerns tab of this guide to familiarize yourself with the potential considerations or risks of interacting with AI.
And please remember, a librarian will always be very happy to help you!