Each of the six end users observed in the previous section had different needs, preferences, and learning styles. While there are numerous AILPs currently available, we have narrowed our comparison to three widely used platforms that offer free access and demonstrate different approaches to AI-supported learning. 

NotebookLM, Gemini Gems, and Claude Artifacts each take a slightly different approach to supporting learning. How do their features compare, and which platform might best support your own learning or teaching needs?

Activity: Compare Learning Partners' Output

Task 1:

1. First use the decision tree below to compare the three AI tools, considering your own role's needs and limitations. The goal is to compare their affordances and features before using them, then evaluate their outputs for usefulness and accuracy afterward.

2. Compare them side by side by selecting three categories that are most applicable to your learning or teaching, then filter the chart and expand those categories for more information. 

3. As you investigate each platform's features and affordances, rank them from most to least suitable for your particular needs. You'll use this ranking in the second part of this activity. 

As you compare these platforms, consider what each tool can do, and how effectively it could support meaningful learning in your work or study.

For task 2, you'll need a free account for two of the AI tools below. You'll compare how different platforms respond to the same prompt using the same source material. 

Task 2:

1. In the previous task, you ranked the three AI tools according to your own learning or teaching needs. Now, use the links below to create accounts (if needed) and access your first-choice and third-choice tools. 

2. Upload the 8 provided sources into both AI tools. For the quickest setup, download the ZIP file below. Alternatively, you may access each source individually in the Google Drive folder below, or by the original links. 

Using the same source material ensures your comparison focuses on each tool's learning support rather than differences in the information that feeds it. 

3. Submit the same prompt about anything you'd like to know about learning partners to both of your selected AI tools. Your prompt might involve answering a question, creating a learning resource, generating an infographic, or producing another educational artifact. 

Example: Create an infographic explaining the advantages and limitations of AILPs for adult learners. 

Tip: Export visual responses as an image rather than a PDF so it can be uploaded to the Padlet below. 

4. Post both AI-generated outputs to the Padlet below. If you created images, select "All Tools" and then "Photo Album" when uploading.

Include your name and the prompt you used, as well as the role from the Current Market page that most closely resembles your perspective in this activity, and consider how that role can shape your impressions. 

After comparing your outputs, reflect on the strengths and limitations of each platform by responding to one of the reflection questions below: 

a) Which result felt more trustworthy? Why?
 

b) Was one output more useful or appropriate than the other for your role, needs, or expectations? How so?
 

c) Was one tool more user-friendly? How so, and how did they colour your opinion on each?
  

d) What concerns might you have if your students or colleagues were using these specific tools? Why?

e) Feel free to post any other reflections on your comparison!