Which AI system is best for the majority of companies?
I’m tilting towards Microsoft and Copilot right now. Here’s why.
I see lots of people talking about Claude. It’s impressive. You can create complex and beautiful outputs in html with very little prompting.
It’s much quieter when it comes to OpenAI. It’s still very strong with text, but it seems to be stuck there – as a production tool for corporate speak.
I was searching for a metaphor to describe how I feel about these two systems.
Claude seems to me all hat and no cattle, as I believe the Texan saying goes.
It’s good for prototypes. But it’s a stretch to get from a demo to something that a company will use daily.
OpenAI is like a toupee.
It provides some cover, but its value is cosmetic.
Microsoft, on the other hand, is creating something really quite useful.
Copilot integrated in Excel, Word and Powerpoint is powerful and helpful. You can create complex models, turn transcripts into first drafts, and modify decks in unexpected ways.
Companies already have these tools, for the most part, so adoption friction is nonexistent, or minimal.
It’s a hard hat.
Something utilitarian and functional that does the job you need.
Handcrafted insight 