Artificial Intelligence: 13 Cool Apps and Games You Need To Know About
Are you excited about the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning? If you have spent time researching the topic, you’ve probably come across countless articles and blog posts about the potential dangers of this emerging field. But if you look beyond the hyperbole, you’ll discover an area with tremendous potential to improve the lives of billions of people. I wrote a piece about the pros and cons of AI that you can read here.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform a variety of industries and fields. From healthcare to education and beyond, AI has the potential to make our world a better place.
AI is already a big part of our lives. We use it every day to log in to websites, buy products, and stream videos. But AI goes far beyond this. It’s a broad area of computer science that involves developing machines that can “think” like a human. This can take the form of computer programs that can “play” games or “recognize” images. AI is also behind speech recognition, natural language processing, and automated driving. And it will only become more prevalent in the future.
Did you know that Google has created a new AI-based language?
Google has been developing a new AI-based language. It’s called “Duplex,” and it’s designed to make communicating with machines more like talking to a human. You can see a demonstration of Duplex in the video below.
Google is not the only company working on AI-based communication. Facebook’s AI system can “read” emotions in your voice, and Apple is working on systems that can automatically “read” text and voice mails.
With the growth of AI and the adoption of these technologies, we may see an evolution in human interaction with computers. People would communicate with computers and use them as an interface to interact with other humans.
Smart assistants
Smart assistants are another area of AI that is seeing a lot of interest. A smart assistant is an AI system that can perform many different functions, like managing your schedule, ordering food, and making payments. Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and Google’s Assistant are all well-established smart assistants with strong brand recognition.
Smart assistants are making headlines most recently for their increasingly emotional abilities. New voice assistants can “read” emotion in your voice and respond with appropriate emotion. This could be a big deal, potentially opening up new avenues for interacting with technology.
AI Chatbot Games and Apps
Of course, chatbots aren’t just being utilized in our games; in some cases, they actually are our games!
- Akinator — a rather primitive chatbot game, but it is still a lot of fun. All you have to do is think of a real or fictional character, answer some questions, and the Akinator will accurately guess who you are.
- Replika — With this app you can create a mini-version of yourself. Known as the “mini-me” chatbot, Replika learns about you by recording your daily conversations and experiences so that it can better mimic your personality. The more you interact with Replika, the more it becomes like you.
- Mydol — This is the Chabot app that allows you to “talk” to your favorite celebrity. Of course, you aren’t talking to the actual celebrity. You’re talking to a chatbot that is posing as your favorite celebrity. As a fan, it allows you to receive messages from your favorite “celebs.” You can download the app in the Apple or Google app stores.
- Wysa — Wysa isn’t technically a “game,” but it is a type of chatbot app that functions independently. Wysa is not a registered therapist but it can help you with psychological wellness and develop self-help techniques for you to deal with stress, depression, and anxiety. Just tell the bot how you feel, and it will respond with helpful advice.
Other AI-Powered Apps
Numerous AI-powered apps will help you in your everyday life, such as:
4. Copy.ai — turbocharge your creativity and productivity when writing marketing copy. This AI-powered writing tool can help you write must faster.
5. Jasper — create content for your website, blog, or social media with this AI-powered writing tool. It can write in over 25 languages and help you cure writer’s block.
6. Beautiful.ai — an app that creates beautiful presentations. Just drop in your content, and the slides adapt in real-time without the need for any design skills. It also allows teams to work collaboratively on the same document.
7. Synthesia — an app that generates videos from your text document with avatars that look like a human speaking. You can even create a personal avatar that looks like you. It’s like having your own video production studio without the need for cameras, mics, or video editing skills.
8. Brandmark — a logo and brand creation tool that uses AI-powered design to give you color and font suggestions.
9. Hound — voice-assist app to search for info, make phone calls, or send text messages. It is an alternative to Apple’s Siri or Google’s Assistant. It is much faster than other voice assistants, and it can remember that you’re having a conversation with it.
10. Socratic — an AI-powered app to help students with learning and homework. It brings you visual representations of the concepts you’re struggling to grasp. Using text and speech recognition, it finds the most relevant learning resources for you.
11. Fyle — an expense management app and software that will seamlessly integrate with your accounting software. This app can help you automate your company’s expense reports and give you a real-time view of expense analytics.
12. DataBot — a virtual assistant that answers your requests and speaks to you. Use it while you play, relax, work or study to search for what you want to know or listen to your favorite music or podcast. It can even help you prepare presentations.
13. Youper — a mental health app that can track your mood, offer online therapy, video visits with doctors, and medications delivered to you. You can begin by completing an emotional assessment, and the app will suggest care that meets your individual needs.
Conclusion
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to transform our lives in many ways. From helping us to navigate complicated systems to improving our day-to-day lives, AI has the potential to do good in the world.