In the fourth part of our series on artificial intelligence (AI), we look at ways to use AI to help you write or create images like photos or drawings.
Let AI Start Your Writing Project
Many people hate looking at a blank screen or sheet of paper. If only there were a way just to get started. A quite simple AI program called ChatGPT can help.
ChatGPT is an example of generative AI. It’s called generative because it can generate new material based on what it learns or, more accurately, the material it gathers based on the words you’ve used in your search request. This is a blessing to anyone with accessibility issues, such as immobility, dyslexia or arthritic hands.
Follow the link to ChatGPT to see what it looks like. You don’t have to sign up for an account and can use it for free. When you open the application, you will see a few buttons: Create Image, Brainstorm, Make a Plan, Summarize Text and a few others, including Help Me Write. For fun, click “Help Me Write,” then type in “a Christmas letter.”
You will likely be rewarded with a description of what goes into a Christmas letter and an outline to follow. Next, you can personalize it. Try typing: “I travelled to Greece. My grandson Billy is five, and Tom had hip surgery but is recovering well.”
ChatGPT will automatically write a letter for you with some very reasonable text. You can copy the text into an email or program like Word, edit it to match your correct situation and send it off.
Creating Photos or Illustrations
On the ChatGPT start page, click the “Create image” button. Based on your simple text instructions, a photo or drawing will be created to your specifications. You can save the final image to your computer to use with letters, cards or other things you would like to produce.
BC CRN is not promoting ChatGPT or any other product. To use generative AI, you can learn more about the Top 10 Generative AI Tools in 2024 to decide which program suits your needs and interests.
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