I believe that AI is swiftly integrating into our everyday lives. Many people have shared their experiences using it in various areas of their life. I have personally seen an example of it being used to create a content plan for social media (which seems rather straightforward to me, but perhaps not the best implementation). Others have used AI for image generation to illustrate their points or simply for fun. Image/PDF converters also come into play here. Moreover, many apps now include AI features as additional elements.

Despite its widespread usage, I'd struggled to find a truly practical application for it in my own life. Image generation is neat (I'll show you later how I use it), but it isn't perfect (cue the surprise extras like noses and fingers???? ). I yearned for something more useful in everyday life—let’s face it—I don’t need to generate images daily. Hence, I decided to explore GPT-3 chatbots, a decision serendipitously opportune as I happened to have a free trial.

After querying the chatbot about many aspects of its functionality, I was somewhat disappointed. When users ask questions, replies are merely intelligent guesses based on available information. After all, it's clear the AI doesn't truly understand the context in which it is being asked, however, this frailty seems painfully evident. An accurate response is often a stroke of luck, dependent on whether the AI was trained on appropriate information and was able to match it to your query correctly. Given there's no guarantee for a correct answer, and the need to cross-verify the AI's responses, the system appeared inefficient. It seemed like more effort to fact-check the AI than to just look up the information independently online.

Nonetheless, I decided to give it a chance. I recognized that if AI models can predict subsequent words in a given language, they could also be reasonably employed in language learning. To test this, I asked my AI about diverse topics in English grammar and vocabulary lists (the results were serviceable albeit unremarkable). Finally, I had it examine a blog post.

I was genuinely impressed by the results. It corrected not only grammatical errors but also suggested more suitable phrases. Intrigued, I spent the day evaluating its advice, all of which was sound (as per my knowledge and understanding).

To scrutinize further, I asked it to rationalize the specific words and phrases it chose to correct. The explanations were accurate, and that assuaged my skepticism. It's important to acknowledge that the AI has limitations, and its responses can sometimes fall short or simply be incorrect, but as a foundation, it's a decent tool.

Subsequently, I used it to expedite the creation of my word lists, making Quizlet flashcards, which proved to be quite efficient. I took a word-translation list from my English lessons and asked the AI to add English explanations for each word and format it in a way that's compatible with Quizlet, proving quite handy to speed up the process.

In conclusion, AI can be a powerful tool if you learn how to harness it appropriately. While it's not quite at the stage of being a "real" assistant yet, it's steadily improving. I'll continue exploring it, in hopes of finding more ways to streamline aspects of my life. Perhaps one day, we'll see AI evolve into something more intellectually capable. Let’s see.

PS: This is an article from my blog, which I had the AI check. Feel free to go through it and spot any errors it may have missed. I would love to hear your thoughts on it.
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