Interesting Ways to Use AI

There has been a lot of buzz about generative AI, which can generate images and text based on text prompts. Here are some articles we have posted about AI in the past, including one about cutting-edge use cases. Today we’ll highlight some ways to use AI that you may not have considered.

Business/DIY

• Writing employee performance reviews (click a link below for more info)
  • https://lattice.com/library/using-ai-to-write-performance-reviews-everything-you-need-to-know
  • https://engagedly.com/blog/use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-performance-reviews/
  • https://textio.com/blog/dos-and-donts-of-writing-performance-reviews-with-generative-ai
• Write policies: https://www.sweetprocess.com/how-to-write-a-policy-using-ai/
• Auto repair
  • https://albionauto.com/the-revolutionary-impact-of-ai-in-auto-repair/
  • https://cytk.io/
  • AI Mechanic (iOS app) (Android app)
• Diagnose website/software code issues: https://yournerdybestfriend.com/2024/09/13/chatgpt-just-saved-my-website/
• Alt-text generator (describing images for screen readers on websites – more on that here)
  • https://popupsmart.com/tools/ai-alt-text-generator
  • https://teachonline.asu.edu/image-accessibility-generator/
  • https://altmagic.pro/free-image-alt-text-generator
  • Paid generator (but it’s excellent): https://alttext.ai/

Personal

• Songwriting: https://yournerdybestfriend.com/2024/03/22/suno-ai-make-a-song-in-15-seconds/
• Get dinner ideas
  • https://www.dishgen.com/
  • https://letsfoodie.com/ai-recipe-generator/
  • Recipe Generator
• Write a eulogy: https://www.eulogyexpert.com/
• Estimate the cost of a trip
  • https://plantrip.io/cost-estimator
  • https://getouttrip.com/trip-cost-estimator/
  • https://tripbudget.me/

And More!

One thing I use AI for all the time is summarization. We recently surveyed staff, and compiling the results and teasing out common themes was a breeze with AI. I used ChatGPT, but Microsoft CoPilot, Bing Chat, Google Gemini, or any of the other common text generators can help without needing a specialized tool.

I also love using AI to improve my blog post titles. Sometimes I just get stuck, and putting in the current title and asking the platform to “improve on this blog post title” usually gets good results. If the result isn’t exactly what I’m looking for, I follow up with “try again, but focus on…” to get another result closer to what I’m looking for. I usually use copy.ai for this because it’s free and I’ve had pretty good results with it. Your mileage may vary.

To see more business use cases for generative AI, have a look at this article from Google. If you’re interested in learning more about AI in general, Tech-Talk has created an AI landing page that leads to articles, webinars, checklists, and other related content.