No. 17: 4 AI Apps to Speed Up Your Creative Thinking
Can AI make you a better creative thinker? Try these apps to break you out of a rut and become a source of inspiration.
First, some numbers1:
89% - Google’s Deep Learning ML program is achieving 89% accuracy in detecting breast cancer
56.5% - of marketers are using AI and machine learning for content personalization
300% - Investment in AI will increase more than 300% in the coming years
Is AI is the new typing?
Twenty or 30 years ago, students might have learned basic typing skills in school.
Today, ‘AI literacy’ is a key skill. It's important that students everywhere, from all backgrounds, are given the opportunity to learn about AI.
- Dr. Patrick Gage Kelley, Google Trust and Safety researcher
Over the past year, using AI tools has augmented and sped up my creative processes. Too much of the AI conversation is how it will displace our jobs.
When you see that AI is like typing, you’ll start to appreciate its value as a foundational skill in your future work.
4 Apps to spark your creative process
Grammarly - When you work alone, Grammarly is like having a co-worker or friend read your writing and make suggestions and corrections. I’ve grown to use Grammarly more over the past year.
Copy.ai - Staring at a blank page is the nightmare of many writers and I use Copy.AI to generate ideas to jumpstart my writing. For example, to flesh out a blog post, I will input a loose title, a few keywords, and a tone I want, and Copy.AI generates options for section headings and topics. I use these suggestions to explore deeper thinking and research for a more substantive article.
Otter.ai - Sometimes I find it faster to expand on ideas when I talk about them over writing them. So I use the voice transcription abilities of Otter.ai to record my thoughts and then review them later in text to move my thinking process along. Otter is also great to capture ideas when you can’t write - like when I’m walking the dogs.
Huemint - Collecting ideas in a mood board is part of many creative processes. For me, having a volume of ideas speeds the tipping point where ideas gel into a direction you decide to pursue. For generating color palettes to capture moods and initial aesthetics, my preference leans toward using Huemint.
How are you using AI in your work?
What tools have you used to assist in your work? Educators, are you encouraging your students to use AI tools?
What about the parents? Do you see AI as a fundamental skill for your children? Is it like typing?
Till next time…
Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.
- Walter Isaacson, The Innovators
All data sourced from G2 Learn Hub
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