AI is the latest trend of technology that’s being brought to everyone in the world and it can be beneficial, from being a personal assistant to helping you keep track and learn about new things. AI is at the forefront of most of today’s tech and I think it’s crucial to understand and utilize these newly-found capabilities to enhance our quality of life.

1. Notion AI

Notion’s AI is an advanced feature integrated into the popular productivity and organization tool, Notion. Notion AI is Notion’s answer to the generative AI scene and it’s quite useful. It can do many things that simplify the note-taking process and provide insights within your workspaces. Some neat features are:

  • Smart Content Generation: This automatically generates text based on prompts, building knowledge hubs, and Q&As.
  • Enhanced Search Functionality: Uses AI to improve search accuracy, making finding information within large databases easier.
  • Task Automation: Suggests actions and automates routine tasks, allowing users to focus on more critical activities.

2. GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot, developed by GitHub in collaboration with OpenAI, is an AI-powered code completion tool designed to assist developers in writing code more efficiently.

What I like most about Github Copilot, is It’s integrated into code editors like VScode to make development easier. You can chat, view suggestions, and highlight parts of code that can be analyzed. Given certain prompts, Github copilot can spit out useful code (with some modifications) for use in production code. Some features include:

  • Contextual Code Suggestions: Offers real-time code suggestions as developers type, based on the context of the current project.
  • Code Generation: Generates code snippets or functions based on comments or simple prompts.
  • Error Detection: Helps identify and fix errors early in the coding process.
  • Chat: Chat about your code with copilot and ask it questions about your project given the context.

3. Google Gemini

Google Gemini is a great tool for everyday use. It’s like using the Google search engine but with responsive chat features that make using this assistant a breeze and a useful tool to improve workflows.

I use Gemini consistently every day because it provides great results about topics I’m currently learning about.

Also, an added plus is that since it’s connected to Google’s massive search engine finding results that match your needs is easy some features of Gemini are:

  • Smart Email Responses: Suggests quick replies and generates detailed email responses based on context.
  • Document Assistance: Helps with writing, editing, and formatting documents in Google Docs.
  • Data Insights: Analyzes data in Google Sheets and provides insights, visualizations, and predictive analytics.

4. PDF.AI

If you ever wanted to read a PDF in the blink of an eye and get its main idea within seconds. PDF.AI is your friend.

It’s a highly capable software, all you do is input a PDF of your choice and the Gen AI will spit out a summary of what the main idea of the PDF was about and a couple of other details that you can use in your reports.

An additional benefit is that a conversation can be had on the PDF itself to ask more questions or get a better understanding of key data points.

  • Content Extraction: Automatically extracts text, tables, and images from PDFs, making it easier to repurpose content.
  • Intelligent Summarization: Summarizes lengthy documents, highlighting key points and essential information.
  • Document Conversion: Converts PDFs to other formats (e.g., Word, Excel) while preserving the original formatting.

5. Descript

If you want to write down a script at the same time you speak about it. Descript is the right tool for the job. Descript offers an easy way to generate ideas on the fly, but its handy transcription feature makes speech-to-text a breeze.

The speed at which Descript can transcribe is truly amazing and makes content creation far easier to do, especially when you have an AI friend at your disposal. Descript offers the following capabilities:

  • Transcription: Converts audio and video files into editable text with high accuracy.
  • Text-Based Editing: Allows users to edit audio and video content by simply editing the transcribed text.
  • Overdub: Enables users to create new audio content using their voice or synthetic voices generated by AI.

Honorable Mention: Amazon Q

I recently made a blog post discussing why I like Amazon Q. It’s a crucial tool for my workflow, but I think the AI code suggestions aren’t something I utilize often. The CLI tool is what I use the most and I recommend you check it out too: Amazon Q Is An Awesome Tool for Your Developer Needs