About

 About Actually Tested AI

Hi. I'm Jamie.

Not a developer. Not a tech journalist. 

Just someone who got genuinely obsessed with AI tools 

a couple of years ago and couldn't stop testing them.

It started the way it probably started for a lot of people — 

ChatGPT launched, everyone lost their minds, 

and I wanted to know if it was actually useful 

or just impressive for five minutes.

Turns out: both. But it depends entirely on how you use it.

What This Blog Is

Actually Tested AI is exactly what it sounds like. 

I test AI tools in real situations — not demo videos, 

not sponsored walkthroughs — and write about 

what actually happened.

Sometimes the results are great. 

Sometimes they're disappointing. 

Always honest.

I cover tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Notion AI, 

Grammarly, and whatever else shows up in my feed 

looking promising. I compare them, break them, 

find the weird tricks that aren't in any tutorial, 

and tell you whether they're worth your time.

What You Won't Find Here

Hype. Affiliate-driven "best AI tools" lists 

where everything gets a 9.5 out of 10. 

Posts written by people who watched a YouTube video 

and called it research.

If something doesn't work as advertised, I say so.

A Note on Expertise

I'm not a software engineer or an AI researcher. 

I'm a writer who uses these tools daily and pays 

close attention to what works. Nothing on this blog 

is professional technical advice — it's one person's 

real experience, shared as clearly as possible.

If you've ever Googled "does [AI tool] actually work" 

and gotten a useless answer — this blog exists for you.

Thanks for being here.

— Jamie