Poll Results on Social Media: What Do We Call ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity?
Across 864 total votes collected on social media polls, respondents gave a fragmented view on how to label tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.
Results:
- AI – 71.1% (621 votes)
- AI Assistants – 7.6% (66 votes)
- Chatbots – 11.9% (103 votes)
- Something else – 9.5% (82 votes)
Overall, the dominant label is still AI, though notable minorities prefer “Chatbots,” “AI Assistants,” or alternative terms.
Qualitative Responses: The “Other” Category
Participants who chose Something else or expanded in comments offered a wide spectrum of terminology:
- Technical terms: LLMs, Models, LLM-powered search, GenAI search, LLM providers/clients
- Functional framing: Conversational AI, Conversational Search, AI-powered assistants, Generative Engines, The Machine
- Cultural/meme language: Clankers and similar playful nicknames
- Critical stance: expressions of skepticism, rejection, or anti-AI sentiment
Interpretation
- AI dominates: Most participants default to the broadest, simplest label.
- Fragmented minority: Roughly 29% prefer alternatives—some leaning technical (LLMs, Models), others practical (Chatbots, AI Assistants).
- Cultural split: Some embrace precise taxonomy, while others use humor or dismissive labels, showing mixed public comfort with terminology.
With 864 votes, “AI” clearly leads as the common label, but nearly a third of respondents want something else—whether more accurate, more functional, or outright rejecting the framing. The debate illustrates how unsettled language remains around these systems, reflecting differences between technical precision, everyday usability, and cultural attitudes.
And what do they call themselves?
- ChatGPT – large language model
- Gemini – large language model, AI
- Grok – AI
- Claude – AI assistant
- Kimi – large language model
- Deep Seek – AI assistant
- Perplexity – answer engine (search engine + assistant)
Leave a Reply