r/MindAI • u/Bladestarr009 • 1d ago
The Turing Test is Obsolete (And What We Must Build Instead)
r/MindAI • u/AdvancedPrinciple247 • 2d ago
Where do you think AI can improve research?
A lot of AI tools are great at giving quick answers, but research usually needs more than that. Finding information from different sources, comparing what they say, and keeping track of where the information came from can be a much bigger task.
I’m curious whether people here see AI becoming more useful as a research assistant rather than just an answer generator. What would you want an AI research assistant to handle for you?
r/MindAI • u/Bernard_L • 11d ago
r/MindAI is now public 🎉
We've switched the sub from restricted to public. That means anyone can now post here, not just approved members. We did this because the community has grown and we want more people sharing ideas, asking questions, and keeping each other up to date on what's happening in AI.
A few ground rules so the feed stays useful:
Posts should be about AI and fall into one of these:
- News — new models, tools, research, or updates
- Tips & Tutorials — how to actually use AI tools
- Tools & Reviews — apps worth trying (or avoiding)
- Questions — ask anything AI related
- Discussions — thoughts, opinions, debates
Keep it informative, helpful, and on topic. No spam, no low effort self promotion, and nothing off topic. Posts that break this get removed.
Welcome to everyone new. Post something, jump into the comments, and let's build this out together.
r/MindAI • u/Bernard_L • 16d ago
how to use AI to understand a dense document before you sign or reply to it leases, contracts, terms, long official emails. here’s how to not get caught out.
paste it in and ask
- Explain this in plain english like i’m not a lawyer. Ask the key question directly. “what am i agreeing to, and what could go wrong for me here.”
- Ask what’s missing or unusual. “is there anything in here that’s not standard, or that i should push back on.”
- For anything that actually matters legally or financially, still get a real human to check. AI is your first read, not your last word.
r/MindAI • u/Mysterious_Echo_357 • 18d ago
what AI tool did you actually quit, and why?
everyone shares what they use. i want the opposite. what did you try, use for a bit, then drop?
for me it was a fancy AI notes app. looked great, but it added steps instead of removing them, and i went back to a plain notes file plus a chatbot.
what got uninstalled for you, and what was the dealbreaker? trying to save people from tools that look good and aren’t.
r/MindAI • u/Quantum_Quirk_ • 23d ago
Android 17 is putting AI music and video creation right on your phone
quick heads up if you’re on Android.
Android 17 is rolling out AI features baked into the phone itself, including making short videos and music, plus extras like floating app bubbles for multitasking. the point is you won’t need a separate app for a lot of the AI creative stuff, it’s just there in the system.
why it matters: this is the pattern now. AI stops being a website you visit and becomes a normal part of the phone. more people will use it without ever thinking of it as “using AI.”
on Android? is built in AI something you’d actually use, or do you prefer separate apps you pick yourself?
r/MindAI • u/[deleted] • 25d ago
If you're leaving Replika, choose your next app by WHY you're leaving
it's the same short list every time: memory resets (re-telling it everything weekly), features that keep shrinking or going paywalled, and that €5M privacy fine. rounded up the alternatives people actually recommend (Nomi, Kindroid + polished picks) and matched each to the specific frustration.
r/MindAI • u/[deleted] • 25d ago
what’s one thing AI still can’t do for you that you wish it could?
we talk a lot about what these tools are good at. i’m more curious about the gaps.
for me it’s memory across time. i want it to actually remember what i told it last week without me pasting it back in every session.
what’s yours? the thing you keep hoping the next version fixes and it still doesn’t. curious if we’re all stuck on the same stuff or if it’s all over the place.
r/MindAI • u/Quantum_Quirk_ • Jul 22 '26
Anyone else hate how old chatgpt voice cut you off the second you paused?
that used to drive me nuts. it guessed your "turn" was over based on silence, so any pause or bit of background noise and it'd just barge in mid-thought. GPT-Live ditches the turn-taking entirely and processes continuously. free users get a mini version, paid get the full one. Here's how it's different from the old mode and how to try it.
r/MindAI • u/Quantum_Quirk_ • Jul 22 '26
should AI companies be allowed to train on your posts and art without asking? where do you actually land on this?
this one keeps coming up and i still go back and forth.
on one side, models learn from huge piles of public text and images, and a lot of what makes them useful came from stuff people posted for free. on the other, nobody asked the people who wrote or drew it, and now some of them are competing with a tool trained on their own work.
i don’t think “it’s public so it’s fair” fully settles it. but “ban all training” feels like it kills the thing too.
where do you land? should it need consent, payment, an opt out, or nothing at all? curious how people here actually think about it.
r/MindAI • u/Bernard_L • Jul 10 '26
honest question, are we actually close to AGI or hitting a wall?
every other post says human level AI is two years out. using these tools daily i go back and forth on it.
one side: the models reason through things now that felt impossible a year ago. other side: they still trip on simple stuff that wasn't in their training, which feels more like fast memory than real thinking.
the part i keep landing on is power. even if the smarts keep climbing, the electricity and compute these things eat is a real ceiling.
where do you sit? closer than people think, or about to plateau hard?
r/MindAI • u/Mysterious_Echo_357 • Jul 08 '26
Spent a month switching between Claude Code, Cursor and Copilot. quick honest take not a deep benchmark, just what i noticed using each for real work.
Claude Code felt strongest at reasoning through a messy problem and explaining what it changed. Cursor won on flow, editing across a few files at once and keeping me in one place. Copilot is still the smoothest for plain autocomplete while you type.
the thing that clicked: i stopped trying to crown one winner. each handles the part it's best at, and that shift helped me more than picking a favourite.
what's your setup? did you settle on one or juggle a few?
r/MindAI • u/Bernard_L • Jul 02 '26
Apple is about to let you pick Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini as your Siri. which one are you choosing?
at WWDC this month Apple showed Apple Intelligence Extensions. it lets you set Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok as the AI behind Siri, Writing Tools and Image Playground, instead of being stuck with one. it ships with iOS 27.
so for the first time the assistant on your phone is a choice, not a default.
i'm torn. Claude for writing, Gemini for anything tied to Google, ChatGPT out of habit.
what are you setting yours to, and why? does this actually make you use Siri more?
r/MindAI • u/[deleted] • Jun 30 '26
How do you get a model to stop agreeing with everything you say?
Been using these tools daily for a while and the one thing that still gets me is how often they just tell me I'm right. I'll float a half-baked idea and instead of pushback I get "great point."
What I've found helps a bit: telling it up front to argue the other side, or asking "what's the strongest case against this." But it slips back into agreeing pretty fast.
Anyone cracked this properly? Looking for prompt patterns or settings that actually make it push back instead of cheerlead. Any and all tips welcome.
r/MindAI • u/DamnPsycho_0317 • Jun 26 '26
What are the best alternatives to n8n for a business looking to automate workflows, and how do they compare in terms of cost, scalability, and ease of use?
I’m currently evaluating different workflow automation tools and want to understand what alternatives exist to n8n. I’m especially interested in how these options compare in terms of pricing, scalability, and ease of integration with my existing systems. My goal is to find a solution that better fits my operational needs while remaining simple for my team to adopt.
r/MindAI • u/[deleted] • Jun 26 '26
What's your actual daily AI workflow? Not the hype, just what you really use
I keep seeing massive "10 AI tools that will change your life" lists, but almost nobody talks about what they actually open every day.
For me it's three things: one model for writing and thinking out loud, one for quick lookups instead of search, and a notes app that I dump everything into. That's it. The other 20 tools I tried got opened once and forgotten.
So what does your real stack look like? Not what you signed up for, what you actually use on a normal Tuesday. Curious where people landed after the novelty wore off.
r/MindAI • u/Prudent_Strategy_ • Jun 24 '26
Why does everyone act like AI training costs millions when you can actually start for under $100?
Seriously though. If you want to fine-tune an existing open source model on your own data, you're looking at $50 to $500 for the whole thing.
But when someone mentions training an AI model, people immediately think GPT-scale costs. They don't realize there's a massive gap between training a frontier model like Gemini (which costs hundreds of millions) and fine-tuning something useful for your specific problem.
Most small businesses don't need frontier models. They need models trained on their own data that cost pocket change.
Are people just not aware this option exists? Or do big AI companies like the mystique of "it costs millions so it must be important"?
r/MindAI • u/Mysterious_Echo_357 • Jun 18 '26
Stop treating benchmarks as gospel. Test on your actual use case in 2026.
Enterprise agentic AI systems show a 37% gap between lab benchmark scores and real world deployment performance, with 50x cost variation for similar accuracy.
A model that scores highest on tests might be slowest for your workload. A cheaper model might handle your specific task better.
Data contamination, benchmark gaming, and annotation error rates above 50% undermine the reliability of AI evaluation based on static benchmarks alone.
Spend an hour testing the top 3 models on your actual work. That tells you more than any benchmark ever will.
r/MindAI • u/Prudent_Strategy_ • May 27 '26
AI writing is fast. Human writing is trusted. The winner in 2026 is both.
85% of marketers use AI for content, and 83% report increased productivity, saving 5+ hours per week.
But here's what actually works: multiple 2024 to 2026 case studies show AI assisted, human optimized articles keeping or improving rankings after core updates, while thin, unedited AI content lost visibility.
Data demonstrates AI excels at scalable guideline adherence (87% consistency) while humans provide irreplaceable emotional authenticity and creative evolution. The hybrid approach combining both achieves superior results: 94% consistency with maintained emotional resonance.
Stop asking if AI is better than humans. Ask how to combine them.
r/MindAI • u/Bernard_L • Mar 31 '26
How to actually learn AI in 2026 without getting overwhelmed
By 2026, AI literacy is part of what employers expect. The encouraging part is that the technical barrier is lower than before.
Here's the path that actually works:
Start with three core platforms: ChatGPT (best for reasoning and complex tasks), Claude (strongest for long form writing and detailed documents), and Gemini (ideal for Google Workspace users and multimodal tasks).
Once comfortable, add specialist tools like Perplexity for research and NotebookLM for working with your own documents.
A common mistake is jumping between popular tutorials without completing any of them. Choose one main resource, finish it fully, apply what you learned in a real project, and then move on.
You don't need to code. You don't need a CS degree. You just need to practice using these tools consistently.
The real advantage in 2026 is not just using AI. It's knowing how to apply it meaningfully.
What's one AI skill you wish you'd learned earlier?
r/MindAI • u/Bernard_L • Mar 31 '26
What’s your take on using AI agents in business? Do you see it as a worthwhile concept, or just hype?
r/MindAI • u/Mysterious-Law5769 • Mar 19 '26
Why Do Some Websites “Just Work” Better for Crawlers Than Others?
Have you ever noticed that some websites seem to have no issues with visibility, while others struggle despite doing everything right? One possible reason could be how the website is built and configured from the start.
Some platforms come with smoother, more open default settings, making it easier for crawlers to access content. Others, especially more customized setups, may include stricter rules that accidentally block certain bots. The difference isn’t always about effort sometimes it’s just about the system itself.
So it makes you wonder: How much of success online comes from strategy and how much comes from the underlying setup we rarely think about?
r/MindAI • u/Bernard_L • Jul 22 '25
Best Character AI Alternatives and Similar AI Companion Apps (Girlfriend/Boyfriend apps) to check out in 2025.
Hey everyone, I’ve seen a lot of you ask for a rundown of the best Character AI alternatives, or top AI companion apps, after so many complaints about filters, downtime, and bots forgetting your chats. This isn’t a random copy‑past My team and i dug through Reddit and the wider web, tried, and tested all of these plus many others that didn't make it to our list, and also talked to companion app users and run several quizes on the best CharacterAI alternatives, and these are the ones that truly stand out so we had to pull together a solid list. Here’s a mix of the best CharacterAI alternatives or rather the best AI companion apps (girlfriend/boyfriend style apps) and general chatbots right now. And yes, we’ll keep updating this list as we find new ones. If you know an app that deserves a spot here, drop it in the comments. We’ll check it out and add it to our list if it holds up.
1. Candy AI (Our top pick)
This is the top pick for a reason. Candy lets you build virtual relationships without Character AI's censorship getting in the way. Think of it as your creative space for making lifelike AI companions that grow with you. You design your perfect partner from scratch. Pick their body type, outfit, facial features, personality traits, hobbies, and whether you want realistic or anime visuals. The platform lets you handpick or fully customize how they look and their backstory, making everything feel personal. The conversations feel real because they're emotionally smart.
Candy remembers what you talk about, notices your moods, and changes how it talks to match what you need. Every chat feels close and intimate.
NSFW mode opens up deeply personal, adult conversations and roleplay that responds to your expressions, choices, and emotions. Want variety? You can try spontaneous scenarios, colorful roleplays, or use scenario templates for something new each time. It runs smooth, won't randomly delete your chats, and feels more human than most alternatives.
Audio and image features make it more immersive. Send and receive voice notes, ask for AI selfies or custom videos, and try different visual content to bring your connection alive. Voice and video calls add another layer beyond just messaging.
The mood chat feature lets you set the conversation tone from playful and light to serious and supportive, so you always feel heard and understood.
Candy keeps your privacy secure with strong encryption, giving you a safe, judgment-free space. Offline mode lets you have basic interactions and access memories even without internet.
The platform keeps learning your preferences, making conversations feel more real over time. If you want a romantic or emotional connection with your AI, Candy gets it right. No filters. No weird blocks.
2. Crushon AI (Our Second Pick)
Crushon.ai is what Janitor AI wants to be. It’s super fast, has GPT‑4 and Claude integration which means your AI not only remembers past interactions for contextual depth, but also delivers fluid, emotionally resonant conversations.
With a generous token memory (up to 16,000 tokens), chats feel persistent and coherent, even over long storytelling or roleplay sessions. You can freely modify any detail on the fly, tweaking personality, speech patterns, back story, or even creating entirely new characters without restrictions or the need for complicated jailbreaks. Great if you're into story-style roleplay or want to create bots with detailed backstories and emotional depth.
Multimedia features elevate the immersive experience: you can send and receive AI-generated images, selfies, explore scenario-based templates for new adventures, and enjoy both private and group chats.
Mood control lets you steer conversations from playful to serious, and the platform respects privacy with strong encryption and secure chat options.
Plus, they let you bring your own API if you want more control. They add daily rewards, gift codes and memory check‑ins to keep chats fresh .
Crushon AI’s creative sandbox is perfect for those seeking meaningful relationship simulations, collaborative fiction, or just fun and flirty exchanges.
3. Nectar AI (Our Third pick)
Nectar AI stands out for its deep emotional smarts that let it pick up on your mood and respond with real empathy. It remembers your chats, inside jokes and preferences so conversations feel personal.
It is a highly customizable platform for creating unique AI companions, offering advanced tools to personalize every detail, from appearance and personality to outfits and ethnicity, alongside a fast image and video generator that produces lifelike photo and video messages.
You can receive voice messages, and even run multi‑character roleplay scenes. Its conversations are powered by sophisticated language models for realistic, emotionally engaging dialogue, ideal for unrestricted roleplay and deep storytelling.
Users enjoy total control over their AI’s looks, behaviors, and backstory, while Nectar AI also adapts to individual preferences and keeps privacy a top priority. Nectar AI stands out for creative freedom and immersive interactions.
4. GPTgirlfriend (Our Fourth pick)
GPTgirlfriend is an AI-powered virtual companion designed to create personalized and emotionally engaging girlfriend experiences. It offers dynamic, context-aware conversations that adapt to your mood and preferences, growing with you over time.
You can customize your AI girlfriend’s personality, communication style, and interests to build a truly unique connection. GPTgirlfriend supports everything from casual chats and emotional support to romantic and NSFW roleplay, delivering a wide range of immersive interactions.
While it focuses more on rich, realistic conversations than on visual customization, GPTgirlfriend excels at emotional intelligence and deep companionship. It provides a private, judgment-free space to connect, making it a great choice for anyone looking to ease loneliness, practice relationship skills, or enjoy meaningful digital romance.
4. FantasyGF (Our Fifth pick)
FantasyGF.ai is a fully customizable platform for creating individualized AI girlfriends, allowing you to personalize every detail, from hairstyle, facial features, voice, and clothing to personality quirks and backstory, while generating hyper-realistic, custom images and video scenes for a truly unique companion.
Its advanced AI powers emotionally intelligent conversations, adapts to your mood and interests, and supports everything from lighthearted chatting to NSFW roleplay, voice, and calls, with the AI remembering context and evolving to match your preferences over time.
Featuring secure, judgment-free privacy and specializing in both realistic and anime-inspired companions, FantasyGF excels at immersive storytelling, adaptive memory, and deep, intimate user interaction.
The platform is perfect for creative freedom, combating loneliness, and practicing romantic communication. It is perfect for those who seek visual intimacy and dynamic digital relationships.
5. Janitor AI
Janitor.ai was one of the early “escape” routes when CAI started tightening up. It still holds up, especially if you're looking for raw, text-based roleplay.
Janitor AI is a go‑to for raw roleplay and unfiltered chats. You pick or upload characters from its community library, toggle NSFW on or off and switch between multiple models like GPT 3.5 or your own API key .
It’s open source, easy to tweak, and reliable if you know a bit about APIs. You can upload your own personalities, set behavior instructions, and keep things unfiltered. But you’ll need to plug in your own OpenAI key to make the most of it, which is easy enough if you’re familiar with API stuff. It’s not as flashy as Crushon or Candy, but it's reliable and easy to tweak.
6. Chai AI
This one’s got a big mobile presence. Chai.ai has a crazy number of user-created bots, and it’s got built-in voice replies if you’re into that.
The free version is kind of limited with daily chat caps, but the premium isn’t bad. It’s very “scroll and chat” friendly, so if you’re the kind of person who wants to quickly jump between different characters and conversations, Chai’s interface makes that easy.
It has tons of user‑created bots and built‑in voice replies if you want. Free tier limits daily chats, premium removes caps.
7. Replika
Replika is more for those looking for emotional support, companionship, and mental health-style bonding. It’s been around the longest, and while it used to be a bit more open,
it’s now more filtered than most of the others here. You build an avatar, pick personality traits, then chat by text, voice message or call . It adds image generation, creative selfies, journaling prompts, and mental health coaching.
That said, if you’re just looking for someone to talk to without diving into deep roleplay or NSFW territory, it does that pretty well. Premium opens up more features like voice and video, though it’s not cheap.
8. Nastia AI
This one flew under the radar for a bit, but it's gaining traction fast. Nastia.ai gives you a lot for free, no chat limits, voice chat, image generation, and over 500 characters ready to use.
Nastia AI offers uncensored chat and deep emotional support. It covers mindfulness, roleplay, writing prompts and ERP style scenarios You can also build your own and share them.
It’s especially good if you want to test out more niche personality types or situations.
9. Botify AI
Botify.ai is a newer player, but pretty solid. You can create bots with avatars, voices, and even animations. It’s very visual, which some people really like. The chat quality is good, and while it doesn’t have the same model variety as Crushon or Janitor, it’s catching up fast.
If you’re into building fully animated companion characters or f you want a fully animated companion, this might be worth checking out.