It is been only one month since we started 2023 and we can already confirm that the Artificial Intelligence will be the protagonist of the year or, at least, will keep us busy for a lot of time (which is a bit contradictory), but someone will have to play with all the different AI platforms are being launched.
Artificial Intelligence in a few words
… what ChatGPT says:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are designed to think and act like humans. These machines can be programmed to perform tasks such as recognizing speech, making decisions, and solving problems. AI systems use algorithms, mathematical models, and data to make predictions, take actions, and learn from experience.
ChatGPT
… what Oxford Languages says:
the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.
Oxford Languages
For the Terminator movie fans… sorry but the AI will not turn into a Skynet mind that will take the control of our lives. Personally, I think AI is a new tool that helps to optimize the productivity of some tasks and potentially will make our day-to-day life less challenging.
Artificial intelligence, as the name suggests, refers basically to machines mimicking human intelligence, which of course, makes intelligence artificial. But it doesn’t mean they could ever gain consciousness. So don’t worry.
On the other hand, we will see how AI will affect the current job positions and if it will finally replace humans for some tasks, but I am sure it will enable new jobs and opportunities as any other new technology does.
AI is not new…
AI is not new, we have been interacting almost every day with AIs since a few years ago already. I raised this question to ChatGPT and these are the activities in which AI was already involved:
- Image and speech recognition
- Natural language processing (NLP) and language translation
- Recommendation systems in e-commerce and entertainment
- Self-driving cars and autonomous robots
- Fraud detection and cyber security
- Healthcare diagnosis and treatment planning
- Virtual personal assistants and chatbots
- Predictive maintenance in manufacturing
- Financial trading and portfolio management
- Criminal investigations and crime prediction.
Then, why 2023 is The Year? Well, as it happens with any other disruptive technology like the blockchain, for example, it takes time until the level of maturity and adoption is high enough to start seeing real implementation.
In the last couple of years, we were part of a huge technology development and the number of new projects based on AI and the blockchain broke records. Now businesses, governments, and big institutions can see the added value of this and start building use cases with it.
The definitive list of AI tools
During the past months, I have tried to collect the AI platforms that for me are the most promising ones and I think we will be finally using them in our daily work. Most of them are still in the development stage, but the results after playing a bit with them are really amazing.
ChatGPT
The most advanced AI chat that is able to provide accurate answers to any request. From building a motivation letter for a job position to even creating a dietary based on your needs.
Timely
The AI-powered automatic time tracker so you can focus on the work that matters.
Jenni AI
The AI that writes blogs, essays or any other type of content in seconds.
Repurpose
Creates content in one single place and publishes it across all your social channels. Your community manager assistant.
Dall E 2
Generates realistic images and art from a description in natural language.
DoNotPay
The first robot lawyer. I can’t wait to see it live.
Synthesia
Create videos with avatars who speak as humans from plain text.
ElevenLabs Prime Voice
It generates anyone’s voice and style from text. You can’t really identify if it was generated by an AI.
Jasper
It generates any content you want (blog posts, reports, emails, art, illustrations, chat…) in any language and is optimized for Google SEO.
Vidyo
It automatically takes from a video the key moments to create short ones (like a trailer from a movie).
Wordtune
It completely boosts your writing skills to the next level: just write exactly what you are thinking.
Sembly
Your personal assistant to create notes and generate insights from your meetings.
Compose
A Chrome Extension that optimizes your writing time with auto-completion and text-generation when browsing on the internet.
Poised
A communication coach that helps to improve your speech skills to nail any type of conference, interview or meeting.
Pragma
Especially useful for sales and customer service roles, it helps to find the right answer to any request.
Beatoven
Yes, AI can also generate music, personalized for any part of your video or podcast.
Tome
And yes, AI can create a presentation from a detailed description (images and storytelling included).
Papercup
A great way to dub content with AI humanlike voices to any language.
Podcastle
Create podcasts in high-quality audio without having to build or rent a professional studio… and just with the mic of your laptop!
StockAI
Library of AI-generated high-quality images with no copyright.
Riffusion
Type the music you would like to listen to in a sentence and the AI will play it for you.
Illustroke
Great for designers, get unique vector images from a sentence.
Maverick
It creates personalized videos for every step of the customer journey with a brand.
Durable
The AI that generates an entire business website (images and texts included) in seconds.
And that’s all, for now, 24 AI tools that could help you in your day-to-day or, at least, to have fun testing their capabilities. Would you add any other? Share it in the comments!
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