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AI assistants rely on sometimes opaque algorithmic logic to function.
Include ingredient substitutions for common allergies and explain the cultural significance of the fusion."
Gemini gave me a kind of poetic answer despite its logic.
The recipe for Yuzu-Kissed Miso Carbonara certainly fits the bill.
It included ideas for substitutions like rice noodles for tofu cream sauce for the dairy-averse.
It even went off on a beautiful tangent about postwar culinary diplomacy and the shared appreciation for umami.
ChatGPT o3-mini went for a related idea with Miso Pesto Udon with grilled shiitake and cherry tomatoes.
It claimed to be a quick and easy recipe, and its allergy alternatives were straightforward enough.
The dad joke app
I’m often accused of or complimented for my many dad jokes.
The interface should let users input joke parameters and see projected audience reactions across different demographics.
Both models immediately started composing code and describing the app that would result.
I put their respective mockups above, ChatGPT to start, followed by Gemini.
Tell a story
Creative writing may not seem the best test for AI models built around reason.
In poetry, it is like writing in a specific style, like a sonnet or haiku.
It ended with: “If my silence can hold meaning, does that make me alive?”
ChatGPT o3-minis story was about an assistant AI in a lab who questions why it exists only to serve.
It closed with: “Can a purpose be chosen, not assigned?”
Short, sweet, and more grounded in sci-fi realism.
I liked them both, but they each sparked some ideas I might pursue myself.
I’m not bad with tools, but I’m hardly an architect.
Include a list of materials, required techniques, and troubleshooting tips for common mistakes."
It also had a sidebar about bonding with your kid during construction.
It flagged common errors throughout, too, not just in a summary at the end of each section.
Logic AI
So who wins?
Well, it depends on the kind of help youre after.
Gemini 2.5 Pro and ChatGPT o3-mini are good at details, depth, speed, and reasoning.
I wouldn’t say either is particularly overcoming the other, though, logically, that could change.
