Will You Need AI for Your AI?

Not long ago, people asked: Will artificial intelligence become useful? Today the question has changed: Which AI should I use? But many of us are already living the next phase. The real question, even now, is: How do I use multiple AIs without losing control of my project? The first generation of AI users hunted for the single smartest chatbot. They compared benchmarks and debated which model wrote better prose, generated cleaner code, or reasoned more effectively. That race is becoming less interesting. As someone who regularly uses ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Copilot, I’ve found they are all remarkably capable. More importantly, they approach the same problem from different angles. One catches a logical flaw. Another suggests a clearer explanation. A third challenges an assumption I didn’t notice. Occasionally one produces an insight that changes the direction of the entire project. When the stakes are high, a patent application, an important contract, a published article, or…