AI has become a core element of our daily lives, with a host of apps and tools claiming to be unmissable. It can quickly become overwhelming and easy to get lost amongst the wealth of apps available. Therefore, our team of established tech journalists have put together everything you need to know about AI into this one essential series, AI The Complete Manual.
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO AI • Learn how to improve your life with amazing AI tools_
What is Artificial Intelligence, and Should I be Scared?_ • AI, Artificial Intelligence, has evolved significantly over the last decade. Where once it was perceived as something we’d probably only achieve in the next hundred years or so, it’s now believed that true AI is, in all likelihood, just a few years away. And despite that scaring the socks off many futurists, it may astonish you to discover that AI is already here.
Improve Your Writing_ • Spelling and grammar checkers have been around for decades, but AI takes things to a whole new level. Not only can you correct your writing, but you can also rewrite your work making it more concise, friendlier, more businesslike and more. You can even get your artificial intelligence platform of choice to write a story, poem, limerick and more, on a subject of your choosing. It’s amazing what these AIs can do.
Apple Intelligence’s Writing Tools • The Apple Intelligence Writing Tools feature lets you refine your writing in bigger ways than merely checking the spelling. You can use it to proofread your words, checking grammar and syntax as well as spelling, and also revise it to make (say) an email more businesslike or friendlier. If you’re faced with a long piece of writing, the feature can summarise it for you too.
ChatGPT Cross-platform AI • ChatGPT is arguably the most exciting artificial intelligence around. You can get a ChatGPT app for almost any device, and it’s available on the web for any device with a browser. Here’s how to use it to improve your writing.
Scribe AI For Tutorials • For those with specialist needs, Scribe AI is great for writing manuals, tutorials and guides. Just the thing if your business needs written explanations on how to use its web apps. There’s a free version to try out, but if you need more, paid-for tiers expand its feature set. Here’s a guide to signing up for your free account, and getting to work on your first Scribe AI document.
Ninja AI An All-round Helper • Ninja AI is another comprehensive AI client that can help you with your writing, among other things. It needs no configuring or setting up – you just open it in your web browser and you can get started instantly. You can use it to create art, videos and more, but here we look at how to use it as an aid to writing, and how you can use Ninja AI to produce business letters, emails, job descriptions and more – it can even tell you a joke.
Grammarly Keyboard Check Your Writing • Grammarly is one of the oldest writing assistants around, dating back to 2009. It’s available as a free app for mobile devices, which gives the option of using the Grammarly keyboard instead of the regular one, and also as a plug-in for web browsers. With Grammarly active, the punctuation, grammar and tone of your writing is checked, and any potential errors are highlighted.
Generate Images_ • One of the most fun things you can do with artificial intelligence is produce great art at your command, with no painting or drawing skills required. Just ask for what you want, and the AI provides. You can make follow-up edits like ‘Make the monster angrier’ or ‘Use a Manga style’, and export your work for use elsewhere. But which AI should you choose? Take a look at the ones we’ve covered here, and make up your mind.
Apple Intelligence’s Image Playground • Apple Intelligence lets you create great images within an app such as Notes, Messages and Pages,...