5 A.I. Tools Everyone Can Use in 2023
AI seems like it has exploded overnight. The farther down the AI rabbit hole you go, the better you will understand. Almost any task you can think of, has an AI tool for the job.
The problem is the choice overload we encounter when trying to decide which AI tool is best for us. It seems like almost overnight, dozens of programs have been thrown at us, creating a frenzy of FOMO. In this article we will overcome that “analysis paralysis” as I help clear the waters and tell you about 5 simple, fun, AI tools you can use today.
How Can Different AI Tools Help My Life?
Artificial Intelligence is without a doubt a revolutionary tool. AI will do for human optimization what the internet did for information.
The single largest way AI tools will help your life is by giving you more time. Don’t have time to read a certain book? Use AI to give you bullet points. Need something to be explained to you like a 5th grader? Yep, AI can do that too.
Think of AI as a cheat code for life. It doesn’t take you straight to the final level but it will definitely give you what you need to get there.
What Are 5 AI Tools That Everyone Can Use?
- Google Bard
- Lumen 5
- DALL-E 2
- AutoDraw
- Amazon Polly
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Google Bard
Chatbot (Free- Still in beta)
Google Bard is a great AI tool for creative and administrative tasks.
The chatbot works from any Google account. Once approved, there is no limit to the amount of interactions you have.
With Google’s newest tool, you are able to generate text, write creative content, translate languages and text in a digestible way, and answer almost any question you have (within reason).
Another feature I enjoy is its ability to rewrite text to sound more casual or formal.
Tip: Ask what prompts you should ask, to find the type of information you want.
Google Bard is still in beta testing, but has a waitlist you can join. My account was approved in less than 24 hours.
Google Bard can walk you through problem-solving. It can also provide schedules and routines that are aimed at your goals.
They also make it easy to use from anywhere.
You don’t need to fill out a new profile – you can just sign into your Google account from anywhere.
- Key Features
- Increased
- Creativity
- Informed Decision-Making
- Can automate tasks that are performed regularly, like sending emails, creating to-do-lists, scheduling appointments, and making reservations.
- Can access and process information in real time, via Google Search, keeping your answers consistent with search results.
- Generate new ideas for products, services, and marketing campaigns.
- Provide list of solutions
User Experience:
What I like most about Google Bard is that if you are having any issues with its responses, just tell it what to do, and it will try to correct the course.
Pricing Plan:
Google Bard is in beta mode right now and can be used for free. No pricing plans have currently been announced.
What I like / Dislike About Google Bard:
Like:
- Its ability to access up-to-date information.
- The ease of use and simplicity.
- True game-changer potential
Dislike:
- It does not always follow directions exactly. Asking it to give me ten listings in three categories, and it only gave me three.
- Sometimes it just drops out of a conversation and says it can’t do something because its an “AI language model”
Product Updates:
- No updates at this time
Check out my full Google Bard review here for more information about this AI tool
You can start with the beta version of Google Bard and upgrade when it’s released.
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Lumen 5
Great text-to-video service
With Lumen5, you don’t need video experience to create a high-quality video in just minutes.
An affordable AI tool. They have a variety of plans to fit your budget, including a free plan.
When creating high quality videos for your brand, audience engagement is at the top of Lumen5’s priority list.
Because you’re using AI to create your videos, they are always up to date with current trends.
- High-quality results: Lumen5 produces high-quality videos that are sure to engage your audience. The videos are created using artificial intelligence, so they are always up-to-date with the latest trends.
Key Features:
- With Lumen5, you can create videos from text including blog posts and articles.
- Using one of the many templates this AI tool offers, you can create high-quality content in just minutes.
- Lumen5 has a talking head feature that makes it easy to create engaging and informative videos, helping the user better reach their audience.
- They can also publish your videos to YouTube, social media, or your website.
User Experience:
With Lumen5, even if you have no technical skills, you can still create a professional looking video in minutes.
- Import the text or link you want to make a video from
- Click Convert to video
- Edit any changes you want to make.
This image is a video made by lumen5, as an example
Pricing Packages:
The prices listed below, reflect the monthly rates. If you pay annually, you save 25%.
The cost as follows:
- Free Version
- Basic: $29 per month
- Starter: $79 per month
- Professional: $199 per month
- Enterprise: Contact their team for custom pricing
What I like / Dislike About Lumen5:
Like:
- The video quality and editing quality is really good
- Very user-friendly. Editing is very simple
- Video library is constantly being updated
Dislike:
- Doesn’t expand far outside of professional options
- Limited video length
Product Updates:
January 2023: Lumen5 adds a new template library with over 100 new options.
February 2023: Users are now able to create and save their own custom branding elements with newly introduced, “Brand Kit”
- DALL-E 2
Text-To-Image Generator
DALL-E 2 is OpenAI’s new AI system that can be used to create realistic images from text.
You do not have to have any technical skills to create cool looking imagery. Just think of what you want and write it in the text box.
The more detailed your descriptions are, the better.
They provide examples on their website, and the prompts that were used to generate them.
With this AI tool, you can even tell it what type of camera lens you want the photograph to appear in.
Key Features:
DALL-E 2 can:
- Quickly generate realistic images in a variety of styles and resolutions, based on text descriptions.
- Create marketing materials like product shots, infographics, and educational materials.
- Generating creative content like illustrations, comics, and animations
- Edit existing images. You can change the lighting, background, or even remove an object.
User Experience:
- To begin, I purchased 115 credits for $15.
- Each image generation costs 1 credit. (Be careful. Everytime you generate an image, it will generate 4 variations, costing you 4 credits)
- If you want to create a specific image, give a specific description. I looked up online and found some prompts that created some pretty cool stuff.
Editing an uploaded image is something DALL-E 2 promotes but I could not find out how to use it.
Pricing Packages:
DALL-E 2 offers 115 credits for $15. That is roughly $0.13 cents per credit
At 4 images per generation, that is 28 generations for $15
DALL-E 2 is still in beta. It is possible when the full version releases to the public, there will be a free version.
Likes/Dislikes
Like:
- I found the examples DALL-E 2 provided to be helpful.
- The accuracy from the descriptions is spot on. Whether you are citing a famous artist or telling it what lens and angle to shoot from, it will generate it, and usually really well.
Dislike:
- The user experience is both liberating and slightly frustrating. There are so many ways you can go with the images, choice overload makes it hard to stay within certain boundaries.
- It took entirely too long to figure out how to use the AI tools to edit my uploaded images
Tip: Go to prompthero.com for examples of images people made, accompanied by the prompts they used to make them.
Product Updates:
A specific date to release a public version of DALL-E 2, has not been announced at this time but they are definitely working on it!
AutoDraw
AI Drawing Tool
AutoDraw, is a free AI tool for drawing. Your own personal drawing assistant.
Draw your own doodle and generate an image in seconds!
No technical skills are required to create professional-looking drawings
AutoDraw isn’t just for drawing. It can also create diagrams, sketches, and illustrations.
Key Features:
- AutoDraw is easy to use.
- Library of more than 200,000 drawings to choose from
- Easy-to-use interface
User Experience:
AutoDraw is easy, and to the point. If it isn’t picking up what you are drawing, just keep going and it will create more options.
Pricing Packages:
Autodraw is currently free. It is a part of Google Experiments
Likes/Dislikes:
Like:
- Simple user-friendly interface
- Huge library of images makes it fun to play around with.
- Able to create icons and logos for various uses, including marketing and brand design.
Dislike:
- While it’s easy to draw, it’s not the easiest to navigate. Had a hard time finding my way to other styles
Product Updates: There are no product updates at this time
- Amazon Polly
Text-Speech Generator
Amazon Polly converts text into lifelike speech. There are a variety of languages and voices to help you select the perfect voice.
An inexpensive way to add speech to your project.
Key Features:
- Amazon Polly utilizes deep learning techniques to generate high-quality speech that is indistinguishable from a human.
- To help you find the right tone for your project, Amazon Polly provides a variety of voices to choose from.
- You can also customize the speech output, including the pitch, rate, and volume.
- It is an easy-to-use AI tool. Just enter the text and speech will be generated.
- Over 20 languages are supported.
- Multiple formats, including MP3, WAV, and OGG, are supported on the platform.
- Amazon keeps the cost low and reasonable
User Experience:
Pricing Packages:
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- Amazon Polly offers both a free tier and a pay-as-you-go tier.
- On the pay-as-you go model, Amazon Polly’s Standard voices cost $4/ 1 million characters.
- Neural voices cost $16 / 1 million characters
Likes/Dislikes:
Like: