SAME POSITION AS IN 2024 – BUT ONLY A FEW VOTES AWAY FROM 1ST PLACE
ChatGPT stands for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer, IT is a large language model-based chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Get instant answers, find creative inspiration, and learn something new.
Website: chat.openai.com
Rankings in the previous surveys
| 2024: 2 | 2023: 4 | 2022: – | 2021: – | 2020: – | 2019: – | 2018: – | 2017: – | 2016: – |
| 2015: – | 2014: – | 2013: – | 2012: – | 2011: – | 2010: – | 2009: – | 2008: – | 2007: – |
Comments on ChatGPT in 2025
“It helps us to develop new courses and refresh existing ones. Keep track of developments in our field.” Nigel Turner, Senior Learning Consultant, UK
“The tool provides amazing ideas and knowledge” Saijad Ahma, Pakistan
“I find myself using Chat GPT more often now that I’ve discovered that the quality of the results returned from a (search) query improves significantly when relevant context is added.” Gert van Enk, Netherlands
“I use ChatGPT regularly for brainstorming ideas, answering questions, and providing conversational support for content creation, research, and problem-solving. It enhances my productivity and provides quick insights.” Dr Sana Iqbal, Pakistan
“The Daddy of the LLM tools and the latest version – 5.0 – is simply unbeatable right now.” Andrew Jacobs, Llam Learning Founder, UK
“Provides instant, AI-driven assistance, facilitating interactive learning and quick information retrieval.” Zakiya, Pakistan
“Great assistant for idea generation, learning objectives, storyboards, and general information.” Senior Instructional Designer, USA
“I value ChatGPT for its ability to generate insightful responses and assist with problem-solving, making research and learning faster and more efficient.” Jatinder Lal, Clinical Instructor, Pakistan
“It is not often that I am stunned by a new technology. However, I was blown away when I was first introduced to ChatGPT (end November 2022). Since its public launch, I have been using this application very intensively (since March 2023 the paid version). I use ChatGPT for asking questions on topics I know about (but often don’t remember the answer for a while), for writing draft texts, for deep research and for creating pictures. I have used the recent agent mode only once and the new study mode not yet. I am well aware of its many limitations and shortcomings. Partly for this reason, I think it is important to be transparent and open about the use of generative AI applications. OpenAI is clearly leading the way in terms of innovation. They are also strong in marketing. However, innovations are not always improvements. They often seem too rushed.This is partly why this application has dropped a few places in my top 10.” Wilfred Rubens, Netherlands
“Provides personalized tutoring, quick explanations, brainstorming support, and content generation. It adapts to different learning styles and is available 24/7.” Natnicha Neampu, Thailand
“It’s my daily assistant for almost a year, save a lot of time in searching the internet.” Gerald Fransen, Netherlands
“I think of ChatGPT as my AI brainstorming buddy. It helps me organise thoughts, spark new angles, and draft starting points for content. I’ll often use it to outline a course flow, generate scenario ideas, or even refine my facilitator notes. It’s like having another designer in the room, one that never runs out of energy!” Susan Shoemark, Learning Specialist, New Zealand
“I like it because it’s my fastest path from idea to draft, and it pushes my thinking with clarifying questions that improve requirements and outcomes.” Jason Rajcok, Instructional Designer, USA
Previous comments on ChatGPT
“Generate ideas for planning classes” 2024
“I have found ChatGPT to be an invaluable tool for preparing educational materials and supporting my students. One of the primary reasons I appreciate ChatGPT is its ability to provide instant, accurate, and comprehensive information on a wide range of topics. This helps me quickly gather relevant content and ensure that the materials I prepare are accurate and up-to-date.”
“Another significant advantage of ChatGPT is its versatility. Whether I am drafting lesson plans, creating quizzes, or generating discussion prompts, ChatGPT offers valuable assistance. It can help me brainstorm ideas, structure content, and even refine my language to ensure clarity and engagement. This versatility makes it an essential part of my educational toolkit.” 2024
“I also appreciate ChatGPT’s ability to provide explanations and examples tailored to different learning levels. Whether I need to simplify complex concepts for younger students or provide in-depth analysis for advanced learners, ChatGPT can adapt its responses accordingly. This flexibility ensures that my educational materials are suitable for all students, regardless of their proficiency level.” 2024
“Gives me a good ‘first try’ that I can either adapt, or throw away – it removes the horror and anxiety of being faced with a blank page when trying to create something.” 2024
“As I formulate my question or brief to ChatGPT, that in itself helps hone my thinking – forcing me to articulate my thoughts ‘aloud’ as I would do with a colleague, but sometimes struggle to do on my own. So it almost takes the place of another person.” 2024
“This is a good way to start your warm up research for content or knowledge from a very broad perspective on a topic. Then to use a verified source to ensure its sourced or vetted to chose carefully what content you include in your pathways. I like it as a starting point for many topics and in any language.” 2024
“ChatGPT provides instant access to vast knowledge and assistance, offering personalized responses and valuable insights, making it an invaluable resource for quick information and engaging conversations.” 2024
“It is not often that I am stunned by a new technology. However, I was blown away when I was first introduced to ChatGPT (end November 2022). Since its public launch, I have been using this application very intensively (since March 2023 the paid version). I use ChatGPT for asking questions on topics I know about (but often don’t remember the answer for a while), for writing texts, for making summaries, re-writing text, and so on. Crucial to this is the thoughtful formulation of “prompts” and, checking the output and, if necessary, further questioning of ChatGPT. And yes: I am well aware of its many limitations and shortcomings. Partly for this reason, I think it is important to be transparent and open about the use of generative AI applications.” 2024
“I am still not using ChatGPT as much as I could or probably even should, but it’s a great tool. I typically use it when I’m feeling stuck, to help me generate ideas for scenarios, write course descriptions, create evaluation rubrics, and summarize dense content. I’ve also used it to generate images I couldn’t find elsewhere and to correct a subtitle file that contained formatting errors I couldn’t find myself.” 2024
“used for analyzing and finding gaps in ideas, processes, content. Also used for chain prompting and creating hands-off assessments with rubrics that give feedback to students.” 2024
“I use ChatGPT for quiz question creation, content creation, and as a thought partner. It helps me summarize content and figure out ways to convey the information I want my learners to learn.” 2024
“ChatGPT is like having an assistant available 24/7. It’s great to bounce ideas around in.” 2024
Previous comments on ChatGPT
“It is not often that I am stunned by a new technology. However, I was blown away when I was first introduced to ChatGPT (end November 2022). Since its public launch, I have been using this application very intensively (since March 2023 the paid version). I use ChatGPT for asking questions on topics I know about (but often don’t remember the answer for a while), for writing texts, for making summaries, re-writing text, and so on. Crucial to this is the thoughtful formulation of “prompts” and, checking the output and, if necessary, further questioning of ChatGPT. And yes: I am well aware of its many limitations and shortcomings. Partly for this reason, I think it is important to be transparent and open about the use of generative AI applications.” Wilfred Rubens, Netherlands
“Very helpful tool in searching for exact sources and references to classical literary texts (Biblical Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Chinese).” Gert Van Enk, Manager learning, Netherlands
“Generate content, lesson plans, ideas for courses.” Stephen Roberts, Training Officer, UK
“Accelerates the creative process, saving time and improving quality.” Damien Woods, Chapter Lead, Learning (GM) Australia
“Sometimes you just need a little help putting words together, a great tool to add key words to generate a thought or idea.” Izzy, L&G specialist, Australia
“On demand workplace coach. Starting point to obtain content.” Senior Manager Learning Design, Australia
“Helps me with my daily work as digital learning lead: writing summaries, points out key information, discuss topics, create course descriptions, concepts, is a creative storyteller, idea generator, helps to transfer stories into video scripts.” Digital Learning Lead, Germany
“With this tool you have access to an expert system that can be asked about any topic.” Academic, Colombia
“My latest personal assistant” Account Manager, Colombia
“It can translate, give ideas for teaching, makes plans for lessons, students can talk with him/her.” Katalin Somló, teacher, Hungary
“I can have a dialogue and ask questions, get examples, summaries etc…” Thomas Jenewein, Business Development for Training, Germany
