To me, the name "Artificial Intelligence" has always been a bit overstated.
I prefer to call these tools Machine Learning, self-learning algorithms, etc. I think this way because, to me, these programs still don't have "intelligence". I simply wouldn't call them intelligent.
The name "Artificial Intelligence" is used quite often, I suppose for marketing reasons - it sounds much cooler and more impressive.
The fact is, however, that I was really amazed when I first encountered them.
I immediately realized that a lot of things were about to change.
Until a few years ago, it was believed that "artificial intelligence" would first replace professions that do not require special intellectual skills. It was believed that the first displaced would be drivers and manual laborers.
Today, however, things look radically different.
Computers have learned to write code, draw and make music, write articles and essays, communicate with us in a much more human way.
They can now easily translate text into different languages, speak to us in a human voice. We are already surrounded by technologies that seem to work wonders at first glance.
In this article, I want to take a closer look at two of them, which I often use.
Midjourney
The algorithms for generating images have begun to seriously advance. Midjourney wasn't the first technology of this kind, but it is perhaps the first that made a lot of noise - and for good reason.
Have you ever wanted to draw something that you often thought about, but lacked artistic and creative skills? Well, now you can do it.
Thanks to these tools, you can turn text into images.
As long as you choose the right words, you can create images that are truly unique and remarkable.
“Prompt: door to a place of chaos by mike lasove on 500px, in the style of andreas achenbach, oliver jeffers, ominous vibe, uhd image, pegi nicol macleod, stock photo, tumblewave
The technology is enjoying great success and popularity. Similar ones have started to appear, such as LeonardoAI and BlueWillow.
What's really cool is that the images you generate through them can even be used for commercial purposes. You can use them for your articles, books, video games, and so on.
It hardly makes sense to say that these technologies also have their enemies, as well as movements and protests like "No AI Art." It is more than clear that such protests come from people who are directly losing out to these generators. These are mainly artists and designers.
Let's be honest, if I can fill my book with images which look stunning of a total value of $20-30 (the cost of a Midjourney subscription), would I give tens of thousands to an artist to draw them?
What will happen, whether these tools will be stopped or the creators will have to adapt, remains to be seen.
In the meantime, you can freely and for free try them out, and who knows, you might soon change the background image on your device. :)
ChatGPT
Things get interesting here. When I first entered to chat with the OpenAI bot, I was left speechless. If OpenAI hadn't programmed it to frequently announce that it's an artificial intelligence, you could easily mistake it for a human.
It's so good at composing sentences, so convincing and "human-like" in answering your questions, that it's simply amazing.
Since I learned about ChatGPT months ago, there hasn't been a day when I haven't used it. It can be said that to a large extent it replaced Google, simply because it's so much more convenient. Instead of typing some text in the search engine and then starting to search and jump from site to site, I just ask my question and get the answer immediately.
Sometimes I am left with an open mouth when I ask a question in such a way that even I don't understand, and yet it answers me appropriately. :D
ChatGPT helps me with translations of texts (even those posted on this site), programming, Linux settings, etc.
Here I want to insert something important. Never take everything that ChatGPT tells you at face value! With this type of algorithms, there is a big problem - they very rarely say I don't know. Often it writes things that have nothing to do with the truth, but writes them in an extremely convincing way. Always check the information you receive, especially if it is something important.
In the end, my opinion and recommendation to everyone is to start working and experimenting with these tools gradually.
I believe we will see big changes on a global scale in the next few years. Even at this stage, ChatGPT can easily replace people in quite a few professions. It can do very well as "customer support", and I recently read that its new version can even be used as a teacher.
Have you ever wondered what will happen when such algorithms start to be implemented in real machines, and not just in the "clouds"? What will they be capable of?
Exciting times are ahead, don't you think?
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