Overview of AI Tools and Applications

Introduction

• Experimented with AI tools daily for 8 months
• Narrowed down to the best free options for various use cases
• Categories: Fun tools, practical tools, creative tools, productivity tools, learning tools, music tools, and visual tools

Fun Tools

Luma Labs

• Turn phone videos into interactive 3D scenes (NeRFs and Gaussian splatting)
• Uses: retail, real estate, travel, creativity
• Features: Small file size, embed/share easily, create custom videos with keyframes
• New feature: Genie (text-to-3D model generator available on Discord)

Google Earth Studio

• Zoom in or travel between locations on Earth
• Presets and fine-tuning options

Productivity and Learning Tools

Perplexity

• Fine-tuned ChatGPT for search
• Uses up-to-date web information, provides concise answers with multiple sources
• Upload PDFs and ask questions
• Free version is very robust

SciSpace

• Finds and summarizes research papers
• Top 5 citations provided, with clickable sources
• Upload PDFs for summaries and questions
• Chrome extension for browsing integration

Google Search Generative Experience

• AI-integrated Google Search
• Provides summarized answers with sources, allows follow-up questions
• Text-to-image generation capability

Music Tools

Suno

• Generate songs with instruments and vocals from a text prompt
• Operated within Discord, limited to 5 chirps per day on free plan

MusicGen

• Open source by Meta, generates music without vocals
• Use Waveformer for easy interface or Hugging Face for melody input

TextFx (Google and Lupe Fiasco)

• Suite of tools for collaborative lyric writing
• Generate similes, acronyms, and more

Visual Tools

LeiaPix

• Animates images with depth effects
• Export in 720p for free

Insta3D

• Converts 2D images to immersive 3D using depth maps

Meta’s Animation Tool

• Animates children’s drawings or simple characters

Pika Labs

• Free text-to-video and image-to-video tool on Discord
• Uses parameters for frame rate, aspect ratio, and camera movement

CapCut

• Suite of AI tools including video upscaling

Image Upscalers

Replicate

• Unlimited free image upscaling and restoration

Upscayl.org

• Free, open-source software for batch upscaling

Illusion Diffusion

• Creates illusions and spirals in images, originally for QR codes

Text-to-Image Generators

Ideogram

• Great for text-based designs, logos, and illustrations

DALL-E 3

• Available for free in Bing Image Creator, excels in prompt understanding

Google SGE

• Free text-to-image generation

Stable Diffusion

Playground AI

• 500 free generations per day
• Canvas-based with various styles and features

Sponsor: Skillshare

• Helped improve video editing skills
• Wide range of courses available
• Sponsored video offers first month free

Additional Resources

Futurepedia

• Constantly updated database of AI tools
• Newsletter for latest tools and tips

YouTube Channel

• Tutorials and more content