AI Platforms Tour
A survey of the major AI platforms, tools, and how to operate an autonomous agent. Use this to get oriented before picking a platform to dig into.
- 1Anthropic Platform
Claude chat, Claude Code, Cowork, Claude in Chrome, Claude in Excel, the API and Console, MCP, and enterprise features — what each one does and which to reach for.
- 2OpenAI Platform
ChatGPT plans, GPT and o-series models, Codex, DALL·E, Whisper, and the API platform — what each one does and which to reach for.
- 3Google AI
Gemini, Workspace AI, AI Studio, Vertex AI, NotebookLM, AI Overviews, and Gemma — when each fits and how they relate.
- 4Chat Assistants
Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Copilot vs Perplexity vs Grok — pricing, models, and capabilities.
- 5AI Agents
Autonomous agent platforms and frameworks — where they fit, how they differ, and what to choose.
- 6Using Cowork Safely
Anthropic's official Cowork safety guidance — file access, scheduled tasks, 'Act without asking' mode, computer use, MCPs and plugins, cross-app data sharing, and mobile-as-remote-control. The practices that keep an autonomous agent from going where you didn't intend.