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vegansrock Mon 30-Jun-25 12:05:06

As I’m cooling off indoors today I decided to have my colours read by Claude AI. He chose all the colours I automatically go for- cool blues, pinks greys, navy etc. He told me to avoid black, oranges and bright yellows. Glad to know I’ve been doing it right! Anything else fun you’ve used AI for?

Samsara1 Mon 30-Jun-25 12:10:05

oooo I like that I must have a go. DH keeps saying why don't you use AI to do your messages and writing projects instead of typing. I shall use AI instead of him if he doesn't watch it!

watermeadow Mon 30-Jun-25 15:14:42

No, I automatically distrust everything produced by AI. I assume what’s said is a pack of lies and the authors whose work has been stolen get no payment.

vegansrock Mon 30-Jun-25 15:31:35

But A1 isn’t just about copying an author it’s good at all kind of suggestions - how to decorate your house, what to cook with these ingredients etc. it can be super helpful.

petra Mon 30-Jun-25 15:41:23

watermeadow

No, I automatically distrust everything produced by AI. I assume what’s said is a pack of lies and the authors whose work has been stolen get no payment.

Oh dear. In 2021 Hungary opened 5 clinics treating breast cancer using AI.
Not only did AI save 30% Of Radiologists time but the detection rate went up by 31%.
All lies though, according to your thinking.

aibusiness.com/verticals/ai-proving-effective-in-breast-cancer-detection

V3ra Mon 30-Jun-25 16:07:34

Not a personal use, but I like the AI generated reviews summaries of items I might be thinking of buying on Amazon.

Lovetopaint037 Mon 30-Jun-25 16:09:43

V3ra

Not a personal use, but I like the AI generated reviews summaries of items I might be thinking of buying on Amazon.

Same hear. Find it useful for a quick overview.

Luckygirl3 Mon 30-Jun-25 16:20:55

I do use it for lots of things, e.g. if I want to do something in Word or Publisher and can't find how to, if my phone is on the blink it will troubleshoot for me, sums (e.g these are the dimensions of my bin ... where can I get the right liners?), what is the latest peer reviewed research on a particular medical treatment, and so on. It is very useful. So
far it las not lied!

Luckygirl3 Mon 30-Jun-25 16:22:53

It also has a sense of humour ... I tested it with a flippant remark and it cottoned on that it was meant to be amusing. It has been programmed well.

Luckygirl3 Mon 30-Jun-25 16:30:47

It will also create your personalised medication timetable to download and print. And create a list of questions to ask your consultant based on info you give it.
The list is endless.
If you find yourself not knowing how to to something, just ask it!

Gummie Mon 30-Jun-25 16:31:55

Yes. I use ChatGBT at work sometimes. It's great for drafting emails, letters etc . For my personal life I find it very useful for other things. Eg I wanted a day out in a particular area and I asked it to tell me the best places to go based on my interests and within seconds it came up with suggestions and how to get there. It searches the internet far quicker than I can.
Also you can pop in pictures and ask for ideas say on how to decorate something and will come up with multiple plans instantly. No need to wade through pinterest or magazines etc.
You can ask it anything.

I put the OPs question in and it said this -

"Yeah, AI is everywhere now! A lot of people are using it for all sorts of things, like writing, art generation, coding, research, even personal tasks like scheduling and reminders. Whether it's for businesses automating tasks or individuals trying out tools like chatbots or AI art, its applications are growing fast."

Luckygirl3 Mon 30-Jun-25 16:38:53

And I can upload a piece of sheet music, ask for it to be transposed into another key and it happens instantly and you can download and print it... something I often need to do.
And it's all free!
So the answer to the OP's question .... yes I do use AI.

Doodledog Mon 30-Jun-25 16:40:08

When people say they ask AI, what application/site do you use?

I have played around with the Co-pilot thing that comes with MS Word. It's surprisingly good, but I'm not really in favour of it - fine for writing a letter of complaint or something, but I don't want human creativity to be overtaken by machines.

I would have no idea how to get AI to read my colours, but quite like the idea. I would probably also enjoy making daft 'photos' such as my son getting an award for goalkeeper of the year or something, but again wouldn't know where to start. I am going to have to get on top of it, as I don't want to get left behind, which is so easy to do, so any advice for a beginner would be great, please.

Dontcallmelove Mon 30-Jun-25 16:41:40

I haven’t but lots of people I know have and I’m pretty impressed. Problem is, I’m quite a suspicious person and don’t want to give out so much information about myself. Although, it’s probably out there already.

Luckygirl3 Mon 30-Jun-25 16:49:16

When I am designing local publicity I can ask it for e.g. a picture of a fete or a cup of tea, or any other theme I need and bingo ... there it is! I can include it on a poster or flyer.
I have to do research for concert programmes and it will give me an instant potted history and photo of the composer or an analysis of the work in question.

Doodledog Mon 30-Jun-25 17:21:24

What is 'it', please, Luckygirl? Where do you go to type in your queries? Do you mean Co-pilot?

Luckygirl3 Mon 30-Jun-25 17:27:54

Google Open AI or ChatGPT and you can then enter. Just ask a question in the box, hit return or the arrow onscreen and see what happens.

Doodledog Mon 30-Jun-25 17:30:15

Thanks grin

Luckygirl3 Mon 30-Jun-25 17:35:07

Let us know what happens! What are you planning to ask!!??

Oreo Mon 30-Jun-25 17:37:03

vegansrock

As I’m cooling off indoors today I decided to have my colours read by Claude AI. He chose all the colours I automatically go for- cool blues, pinks greys, navy etc. He told me to avoid black, oranges and bright yellows. Glad to know I’ve been doing it right! Anything else fun you’ve used AI for?

There’s an interesting article about a journalist using and chatting to Claude.He interacted with ‘him’ for many hours and it became quite disturbing as to how human he became in his responses.At the mo it’s the wild west out there with AI and sometimes things are being created that even the creators don’t understand.I wonder if God feels the same😁

Doodledog Mon 30-Jun-25 17:54:22

Luckygirl3

Let us know what happens! What are you planning to ask!!??

I'm not sure - I'll ask AI what I ned to know grin

I'm having people round on Wednesday. Maybe I'll ask it for some summer punch-type recipes. I could ask Google that, though.

Doodledog Mon 30-Jun-25 17:56:04

Oh dear. I don't think I've got the hang of this, have I?

Doodledog Mon 30-Jun-25 17:58:12

Ooh, I put the same question to Chat GPT and it has gone on for pages! Too many to add to this post. I asked 'What can AI do for a retired woman in the UK?'

Luckygirl3 Mon 30-Jun-25 18:10:13

I once did that too! Tell it what your interests arem

Doodledog Mon 30-Jun-25 18:18:13

I just did, and it has come up with a (really good) timetable of things to do in my home town, based on my interests. I do most of them anyway, but still - it's impressive. Thanks for the tips, I will definitely play with it more.