AMA 66: What AI version does Evernote use for the assistant?
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This week on Ask Me Anything about Evernote we have a question from Mike.
If you have a question you’d love an answer to then leave it in the comments below and I’ll add it to the list.
Mike asks
What AI version does Evernote use for the assistant?
Great question.
So, when the Evernote Assistant launched it was using version 4.1 of ChatGPT.
Anyone new to the assistant should take a look at my Deep Dive from a few weeks ago.
There have been a few changes to the assistant since it launched and one of them was to up the version of ChatGPT to 5.2 so right now this is the version being used.
I asked the AI Assistant to summarise the main differences between versions 4.1 and 5.2 and the parts that relate to the Evernote Assistant are:
Enhanced multi-step reasoning and structured responses
Faster response times, especially for complex exchanges
Smoother, more personalized conversational flow
Better real-time and web-informed responses
I’ve personally found version 5.2 of ChatGPT to be more verbose. You get much more of an answer from it and it tends to throw out more sources that version 4.1, especially when doing a web search.
It sometimes tries to digress and ask you if you want information on other related topics and this can be useful or not depending on what you’re asking. All in all, I do like the offers of further research.
The change to version 5.2 is very recent, I believe over the last few days so let me know if you spot anything different about the responses you’re getting. Leave me a comment.
Thanks for the question Mike. Don’t forget if you have a question about Evernote, leave it in the comments below.
Have a great rest of the week
All the best
Jon