I answered my own question, or rather ChatGPT did: AITOPIA leans hard on phrases like “ChatGPT Sidebar,” “GPT-4o access,” “use all AI models in one place” — so it feels like a cheaper/better replacement for ChatGPT Plus. But in reality: - It doesn’t replace Plus. It’s not OpenAI. - It’s a third-party app that uses GPT-4 (along with Claude, Gemini, Llama, etc.) under their own wrapper. - To keep using ChatGPT here with GPT-4o, you’d still need Plus. AITOPIA wouldn’t cover that. - Their subscription is additional, not a swap. - So yeah — the sales pitch makes it sound like “why pay OpenAI $20 when you can pay us instead?” but that’s misleading. It’s more like paying another $10–$20 on top of your existing Plus, unless you decided to ditch ChatGPT entirely and only use their tool.

Totally feel this. I deal with the same thing. AI (A1 if yo'nasty) is treated like the boogie man because there’s such a huge lack of education around how it actually works – how we use it – and what it replaces (or doesn’t). People latch onto one-liners they hear on Reddit, TikTok, or in headlines and run with them without understanding the nuance. I’m completely pro-AI – I just think it needs to be used with intention and transparency. I’m not hiding anything, but I do get frustrated when folks jump to conclusions. Especially when they’re typing out their critiques on devices and platforms that are deeply AI-integrated themselves. I try to remind people: it’s not AI versus creatives – it’s how creatives use AI. That nuance really matters. For a lot of us, AI doesn’t replace our skills – it gives us the room to focus on what we do best and protect our time, energy, and output. Honestly, even some of the copywriters I work with are furiously anti-AI – when they could be integrating brand voice docs and creative briefs to make their work more efficient, not less human. It sucks to say, but unless they adapt, they will be replaced – because that’s the society we live in now. The choice isn’t “AI or no AI” – it’s “use it well or get left behind.” And the environment thing... Don't even get me started. As a generation we've been yelling about global warming and climate change for years and nobody gives a shit, but now all of a sudden everyone's a fuckin expert on the topic. Cry me a river, I'm not an oil tanker or Taylor Swift hopping up the road for a bagel in my private jet. Sure, it's a flippant attitude since "every little helps" but honestly I'm exhausted taking the moral high ground talking to people that get Starbucks everyday.

I would LOVE an invite. 🤩