2023 AI Tools: How Powerful are they? A Test Run
As we move into 2023, it’s clear that AI technology will play an increasingly important role in our lives. Whether it’s improving customer service, creating new products and services, or driving innovation across a wide range of industries, AI has the potential to revolutionize the way we live and work. And with the emergence of powerful new tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E 2, and Midjourney, the future of AI looks brighter than ever.
So as we look ahead to 2023, let’s remember to keep our eyes and minds open to the many possibilities that AI has to offer. Whether you’re a business leader, a developer, or a researcher, there’s never been a better time to dive into the world of AI and start exploring all that it has to offer.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT has already been in every newspaper, everyone really knows about this breakthrough tool now. From homework to coding, this AI can really do almost anything and has almost no limitations.
ChatGPT is a cutting-edge technology that makes the AI understand and respond to natural language inputs. Developed by OpenAI, it is based on a deep learning model called GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), which is trained on a massive amount of text data to understand the nuances of human language.
One of the key features of ChatGPT is its ability to understand context. This means that it can understand the meaning of words and phrases in relation to the sentence or conversation as a whole. This allows it to respond in a more natural and human-like way.
ChatGPT is also highly versatile and can be used in a wide range of applications. For example, it can be used to generate text, whether it is a news article, a short story, or even a poem. It can also be used to translate languages, allowing people to communicate more easily across borders.
The technology behind ChatGPT is complex, but the user-interface is simple and user-friendly. With this tool, even non-technical users can train and fine-tune the model according to their needs.
Microsoft shows how much potential the tool has by investing $10 billion OpenAI (source: Bloomberg). Since Microsoft is already investigating whether and how ChatGPT can be integrated into Bing, it can be assumed that Google will soon no longer be the number 1 search engine.
Sometimes ChatGPT is busy and you get a message that you have to try some other time. A workaround can be to use the GPT-3 Playground, which gives the same answers, but is not as nicely designed. So far the ChatGPT is free for single users and you have no limits. Awesome! The question is for how long! I am sure a lot of people would be willing to pay for it after this test drive.
Midjourney
Midjourney is a powerful AI-based tool that utilizes deep learning algorithms to generate highly realistic images from text descriptions. Midjourney’s user-interface is simple and user-friendly, making it easy for users to generate images on-demand.
To use the AI tool you have to join their Discord server, whereupon you can use the command “/imagine (…)” in one of their channels to generate your own AI images. Even if you don’t want to generate images yourself, you can see the images of other users and get inspired.
The default aspect ratio is 1:1, if you want to adjust that you can use the paramenter –ar (…). For further information, you can have a look at their documentation about aspect ratios here.
If you successfully generated a image, the bot will answer to your command and output you 4 generated images. After it finished loading, you have the option to redo all 4 images, upscale one of the images or to “create incremental variations of the selected grid image” (source: Midjourney docs). You also have the option to do this with other users images. To download the images, you can click on them to enlarge them and view it in the browser. Right click, save as and you’re good to go.
Limitations
However, there are some limitations when using Midjourney as a free user. For example, free users are limited in the number of images they can generate per month, and some features such as bulk image generation may not be available. Additionally, generated images cannot be generated privately by the bot without a subscription, but are generated publicly in a channel on their Discord server, where everyone can view the images.
I generated the image bellow with help of ChatGPT and Midjourney: “Creatively-drawn, green alien with antenna-like ears, possessing a unique, otherworldly appearance, featuring intricate details and striking features”
In summary, Midjourney is a powerful AI-based software that specializes in image generation. It allows users to generate high-quality images from text descriptions, with the ability to customize and fine-tune the images to specific needs. The software also offers integration with popular communication platforms such as Discord and can generate images at scale, but free users may have limitations.
The thumbnail is neither a stock photo nor designed by me! Midjourney makes it possible, I only added the caption in Photoshop, the rest was done by midjourney.
