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What do you use AI for?

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 15-Aug-25 09:08:55

Clunky title I know.

But I am finding that I am using it more and more not just for information but for fun.

So over the past few weeks or so I’ve got it to create a weeks menu themed on a country specifically for 80 year olds with 1400 cals a day.

This week is Italy, but we’ve had, French week, British week, and Spanish week.

Now I’ve asked it for a weeks menu based on what the King eats šŸ˜„šŸ˜„. Avocado for lunch or nothing, afternoon tea at 5pm and dinner at 8-8.30 bit too late for us..

It will give you a full shopping list as well.

Bit of useless information😊

OldFrill Sun 17-Aug-25 06:38:31

Lindylou23

Where do you find AI to ask it questions? Sorry ladies if I sound a bit dense grin

I downloaded ChatGPT from Playstore.

LaCrepescule Sun 17-Aug-25 06:32:45

I use ChatGPT frequently and find the answers to deep questions absolutely amazing. If you think how it works, it’s not really surprising. I appreciate we’re worried that AI will take over but if it’s used wisely, it’s a huge boon.

Lindylou23 Sun 17-Aug-25 06:22:47

Where do you find AI to ask it questions? Sorry ladies if I sound a bit dense grin

OldFrill Sun 17-Aug-25 02:33:03

Lahlah65

Anyone who is worried about the amount of energy and water used by data centres (including running AI) might want to make their own small contribution to reducing this by deleting old emails, duplicate files and pruning their photo libraries. Every little helps.

If you think doing that will have any impact on the growth of data centres you are living in lahlah land

Lahlah65 Sat 16-Aug-25 22:11:54

Anyone who is worried about the amount of energy and water used by data centres (including running AI) might want to make their own small contribution to reducing this by deleting old emails, duplicate files and pruning their photo libraries. Every little helps.

Siptree Sat 16-Aug-25 22:06:43

Whitewavemark2

Clunky title I know.

But I am finding that I am using it more and more not just for information but for fun.

So over the past few weeks or so I’ve got it to create a weeks menu themed on a country specifically for 80 year olds with 1400 cals a day.

This week is Italy, but we’ve had, French week, British week, and Spanish week.

Now I’ve asked it for a weeks menu based on what the King eats šŸ˜„šŸ˜„. Avocado for lunch or nothing, afternoon tea at 5pm and dinner at 8-8.30 bit too late for us..

It will give you a full shopping list as well.

Bit of useless information😊

Please, to anybody who cares about the environment don't use AI for trivial purposes. Look into how many new data centers are needed to support its use. These things use up energy like crazy and then need unimaginable amounts of water to cool them down. As Grans please think about what world our grandchildren are going to have to cope with.

PKD12 Sat 16-Aug-25 21:50:57

Whitewavemark2

Clunky title I know.

But I am finding that I am using it more and more not just for information but for fun.

So over the past few weeks or so I’ve got it to create a weeks menu themed on a country specifically for 80 year olds with 1400 cals a day.

This week is Italy, but we’ve had, French week, British week, and Spanish week.

Now I’ve asked it for a weeks menu based on what the King eats šŸ˜„šŸ˜„. Avocado for lunch or nothing, afternoon tea at 5pm and dinner at 8-8.30 bit too late for us..

It will give you a full shopping list as well.

Bit of useless information😊

Love it! Although I think someone needs to have a word to KC about eating dinner so late. I use ChstGPT for just about everything, more than my teenage gkids. šŸ˜€Thanks for the fun post Whitewavemark2 (interesting handle).

madeleine45 Sat 16-Aug-25 20:59:36

I dont use it knowingly at all. I prefer to use my own brain, and have been told by friends and others that I come up with some unusual ideas for things. Well I have no wish to give further information to AI, than they already garner. I intend to remain the same stroppy style person who is not going to be swayed by whether 2000 follow whatever. I prefer to plough my own furrow, and enjoy meeting real human beings in the flesh and finding out about them. Dont go round saying I have 623 friends, when I mean someone reads my post. Think Stephanie Cole in waiting for god!! Intend to do as I choose and may use it in the future for my own benefit, but wont be much

Dempie55 Sat 16-Aug-25 20:03:40

I asked ChatGPT to create me a weekly exercise program without gym access, it did it in 10 seconds. I also asked it to create me a cat shaped mirror.

Julesey Sat 16-Aug-25 19:55:27

I am married to a techie but I have no idea how to even start using AI and the longer I leave it the more anxious I become. I find it all very scary!
I have fears that if I use it I may be locked in the house by it or something equally frightening.
How did you all ā€œstartā€ using it?

Whitewavemark2 Sat 16-Aug-25 19:44:16

Interesting reading some of the efforts and results.

I think one thing to remember is to ask the right question, which seems obvious, but parameters and as much knowledge as possible will get much better results.

I am sure though that it will very quickly get better.

glammagran Sat 16-Aug-25 19:41:25

I’ve been using it to turn photos into short videos. There is a recent photo of GS1 on a golf driving range about to hit the ball and the AI video shows him taking the shot and looking out to see where it goes. It’s almost spooky.

Janiepops Sat 16-Aug-25 19:28:03

Shallow I know, but I asked GPT which is the best anti ageing, most proven, skin care. It gave me great answers! Then I went on Amazon and ordered one, which will be here by 11pm tonight!!

M0nica Sat 16-Aug-25 19:21:28

We tried using AI yesterday to find out what types of part time jobs would be available to a 15 year old.

Among the reasonably sensible suggestions was Lifeguard/phlebotomist

Aphlebotomist is a healthcare professional responsible for drawing blood from patients for testing. We are unsure why these two occupations were linked and surprised that hospitals would consider employing 15 year olds in this role. However we may follow it up, it will pay better than working in McDonalds or similar.

Etoile2701 Sat 16-Aug-25 18:24:40

Septimia

I don't use it at all if I can help it.

Neither do I.

Aveline Sat 16-Aug-25 17:42:52

Why not ask AI how to build desalination plants? Or even why don't we already? Plenty of water in the sea.

Jeannied Sat 16-Aug-25 17:29:32

Wow! What a good neighbour you are.

Jeannied Sat 16-Aug-25 17:26:19

Don't worry about the weather and lack of rain this summer. The government have alloted £50m for weather manipulation. There will be plenty of rain soon. As if they don't do it already.

Katekeeprunning Sat 16-Aug-25 17:09:38

Which free AI app would you recommend where I can put in a picture of my bedroom and ask it to make decor suggestions?

DrWatson Sat 16-Aug-25 16:24:23

For all almost everyone on here, but especially the "don't use it" -- if you use Google (or similar search engine) to get info, then you are indeed using AI.

For anyone who has doubts, there was an exceptionally funny news item y'day (Friday 15th) showing a tournament for robots (humanoid ones) held in China, they were doing assorted sports & activities.

The 5-a-side football game was just hysterical (the ball didn't seem to have been programmed in?), and there was one supposed to be doing a freestyle dance . . . . after a couple of seconds without moving, it toppled over, and was dragged off the dancefloor by its head.

Nearly as funny as Chump trying to claim his 'summit' had achieved anything useful.

petra Sat 16-Aug-25 16:16:27

bookwormbabe

'using masses and masses of water' - yikes, that's worrying what with the summer we're having.

Iss not just water, the electricity consumption is also horrendous 😱https://news.sky.com/story/amount-of-electricity-needed-to-power-worlds-data-centres-expected-to-double-in-five-years-13345515

I find it amusing that people who want to save the planet are feeding the monster that’s going to consume it.
And yes, I’m fully aware that it can’t be stopped.
We just have to pray for more rain and hope that the powers that be think of a sustainable way to generate more and more and more electricity.
That shouldn’t be hard, should it šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø

Applegran Sat 16-Aug-25 16:14:07

I have used it quite a lot and really like it BUT it can get things wrong, and even make things up. It once told me I could buy train tickets at a bargain price - just buy them 8 weeks ago! It does not offer time travel as an option.

Mojack26 Sat 16-Aug-25 16:13:01

Nothing

BlueBelle Sat 16-Aug-25 16:05:54

I was looking out of curiosity on a website that uses AI to enhance photos, well that’s fine to maybe get rid of a splodge on someone’s face if it’s the only photo of them you’ve got, or a camel doing a selfie in the middle of a never to be repeated group etc, …..but these were totally changed not brushed up
There was say someone canoeing over the rapids when they d never been out of Uk or a baby who died before birth crawling around It was bizarre and all untrue and that’s the part of it I hate a lot of it is just untrue and just pure cheating it’s like people who get authors to write their books for them but even worse at least they ve probably told them the story but so much information being put out there is totally false but people are believing it
I m not knocking the medical side or even the real information side of AI

Anilmalovingoldie Sat 16-Aug-25 16:01:11

Enormous date centres like ChatGPT use masses of water to cool down the machinery involved so perhaps we should be more aware of overuse. They may even cause water shortages in ares where they operate.