Dave Plummer

Retired microsoft software engineer known for technical insights on AI models, particularly large-language-model (LLM) reviews as of mid-2025.

Key Points

  • Reviews top four LLMs: chatgpt, Claude (AI model), Gemini (AI model), and Grok (AI model), using them in real-world scenarios
  • Notes mid-2025 LLM landscape has caught up from ChatGPT-4’s initial dominance (previously a two-horse race with openai)
  • grok has reached version 3; gemini has advanced significantly
  • Provides opinionated assessment of model capabilities across practical applications

Privacy and Security Insights

  • Analyzes ISP tracking practices and critiques overhyped claims about VPNs as privacy solutions
  • Advocates for Encrypted DNS as a free, effective alternative to stop being tracked by ISPs
  • Explains HTTPS encrypts content but not domain visits, making Encrypted DNS essential for privacy

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