

Bytes: Week in Review — ChatGPT vs. Claude, Nvidia in the hot seat, and Hollywood’s latest AI lawsuit
Sep 19, 2025
Anita Ramaswamy, a technology journalist and columnist at The Information, dives into the latest in AI and tech trends. She discusses ChatGPT and Claude, revealing how their user demographics differ and ChatGPT's impressive rise as a search tool. The conversation turns to NVIDIA, addressing its geopolitical challenges, including China's probe and strategic investments. Lastly, Anita highlights Hollywood’s ongoing copyright battles against AI firms, emphasizing the industry's concerns over copyright misuse.
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Different Chatbots, Different Core Uses
- OpenAI's ChatGPT is mainly used for practical, everyday how-to questions rather than advanced workplace tasks.
- Anthropic's Claude is more workplace- and coding-focused, reflecting different product positioning and user bases.
Strategy Shapes How Models Get Used
- Firms position similar models toward different audiences with strategic overlays and enterprise products shaping use cases.
- Anthropic customers often train models to act like humans inside business apps, sometimes replacing worker tasks entirely.
Geography Influences Adoption Patterns
- Usage growth for chatbots shows geographic differences: ChatGPT grows more in lower-income countries while Anthropic sees more use in advanced economies.
- Emerging markets often adopt automation earlier, while advanced economies lean toward augmentation.