Getting Started with Gen AIExploring CWRU AI Chatbot

The use of AI tools is steadily growing as the tools become more advanced. Whether you're creating or editing videos, designing images, or writing a letter, there’s a Generative AI tool to help. One particularly versatile option is Gen AI chatbots. They are user-friendly and can assist with tasks like brainstorming menu ideas or creating visuals for an invitation. Plus, they’re continuously updated with new features, expanding their capabilities over time.

Introducing CWRU AI

As a visitor to the CWRU campus, you have free and safe access to CWRU AI—an internal, secure, general-purpose AI portal for the CWRU community.

Watch this short video to learn how to navigate CWRU AI and make the most of its features, from uploading files to using the prompt library and customizing your conversations.

Getting Started

For detailed instructions on creating your account and signing in, review Utech's Community Use of CWRU AI guidelines.

CWRU Chatbot Comparison Chart

While there are many powerful AI tools available today—like Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and OpenAI's ChatGPT—CWRU AI offers unique features tailored specifically to the needs of the CWRU community. What’s even better is that CWRU AI provides these features free of charge, whereas accessing similar capabilities in other tools might require a paid subscription. However, depending on your use case, you might find one tool better suited than another for specific tasks. Let’s take a closer look at how CWRU AI compares to these popular platforms, so you can better understand their capabilities and what makes each one unique.

Explore the chart below to learn the differences:

Chatbot	Upload Images	Upload Files	Can Search Web	Generate Images	Speech Recognition	What is It	Distinctive Features
CWRU AI	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	This is a general-purpose AI portal for the community. Has access to GPT-4o LLM model.	This chatbot both looks and feels a lot like ChatGPT. You can save your chat history. It will be updated with new functionality in the near future.
Microsoft CoPilot	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Combines GPT-4o and Bing web search. Copilot's Designer is powered by DALL-E 3 which can generate images and graphics.	Can help users with a variety of tasks, such as writing code, generating text, creating graphic art from text descriptions, and finding information on the web.
Google Gemini	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Google's Gen AI Chatbot. Performs similarly or exceeds GPT-4o in some tasks. Robust web searching capabilities	Better at search tasks as it connects with Google search results
OpenAI ChatGPT	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Offers a variety of LLMs (4, 4o, o1, etc) designed to suit different needs, from creative writing and brainstorming to technical problem-solving and in-depth analysis	Versatile chatbot able to generate text, code, images, and more. Provides access to custom GPTs--tools created for specific tasks.

Gen AI Ideas for Use

Discover creative ways to use generative AI tools with sample prompts to guide your interactions. Each task below is paired with a clickable hotspot (+ sign)—click on any hotspot to uncover a practical example of how to ask a Gen AI tool to complete the task. To expand the activity for a larger view, click the icon () in the top-right corner.

Next Step

Now that we’re familiar with the chatbots available and some ways to use them, it’s time to explore prompting strategies. But first, let’s take a crucial detour to discuss data privacy and responsible use!