The AI Revolution, Led by You
Artwork: Lysander Colindres
In a world where technology's exponential growth continues to shape the way we live and work, artificial intelligence has emerged as a transformative force. Over the past few years, AI tools have skyrocketed in popularity, revolutionizing industries, businesses, and our daily lives. From TikTok trends to interview practice, Gen Z has fully immersed itself in this digital frontier. AI has rapidly woven itself into the fabric of our daily lives, making tasks more efficient, convenient, and accessible. But what does this mean for college students, the trailblazers of our future?
AI has often been portrayed as a threat to job security, stoking fears of automation and job displacement. However, a more nuanced perspective reveals that AI isn't here to take our jobs; it's here to make us better at them. Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool that, when harnessed correctly, can significantly enhance our efficiency and productivity. Buckle up, because the AI revolution is here to stay, and college students stand to benefit in ways that were once the stuff of science fiction.
At this point, if you are not experimenting with AI as a student now, you’re already behind. Here are a few free platforms to get a jump start on experiencing generative AI and learn how it can help you out in college, internships, and creating any kind of content.
*Image sourced from DALL E 2, prompted by Taylor Gish
Jasper AI
Writing can be a tough, time-consuming task for some people. Luckily, Jasper, an AI writing assistant, can help make writing a breeze. Jasper AI writing tool improves your writing and gives in-real-time feedback and suggestions. From grammar to writing style, Jasper provides tips that increase the overall quality of any writing content. You can make full use of it by receiving feedback and personalized suggestions. More than that, Jasper AI assistant helps enterprises and companies write emails with their appropriate brand style, tone, and voice.
DALL·E 2
DALLE2 by Open AI (our friends over at ChatGBT) is a new AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language. It can form images and art from a text description, perfect for those oddly specific concepts, or the less-than-artistic strategy portfolio piece. It can combine attributes, and styles to create images that usually look pretty good, or, at least, better than your mediocre attempt with a Canva template. Using DALLE2 can give you great practice with writing prompts to create the best images for what you are going for
Notion
Notion is testing a new feature called Notion AI to help users create content. All you have to do is tell the app what you want — a blog post, a recruiting email template, a list of great business books to read – and the app creates the content right in front of your eyes. A lot of students love Notion for note-taking and organizing their chaotic lives. While this new feature is still being tested, you can sign up to get on the waiting list (as of Nov.16th) for now.
Lumen5
Lumen5 is an online video-making platform with tools that allow you to make videos effortlessly. It includes great templates and various formats for different social media platforms. The AI comes in when you upload a transcript; it creates the whole video sequence, including images, using your imported transcript. Lumen5 is an easy-to-use tool, especially if you want to create fast content for social media platforms. It also offers an extensive range of images and videos to include in your final video.
Now that you have a quick overview of AI and a couple of resources, go test it out! AI is constantly changing and improving, so hop on the trend now. AI is the future and so are you. Learn how to take advantage of these resources to make the best work with the most efficient process.