30 May , 2026

Fair & Unbalanced · Chicago Style

Meet Smart Claude

At Chicago Commons, I actively use what I call "Smart Claude," a Claude LLM shaped by months of conversations. It's a researcher, a grammar checker, a thought partner, a reminder when I come up with or frame ideas that are off base or run counter to my Commons vision.


Google has replaced its search engine. Should you switch? Claude says yes.

Editor's note: This piece is co-written by what I call "Smart Claude". I'm not a scientist or a technologist and don't want to overstate my expertise in this area when I am relying on Claude for a lot of the legwork and synthesis. That being said, what I've learned is that [...]