Generative AI can make your daily life effortless and enjoyable. Generative AI or GenAI can feel intimidating at first. But, it is not. GenAI is a useful tool in your arsenal. It boosts your efficiency, freeing up time to do what matters most.

Learning to use GenAI is a valuable skill to acquire this year. I have been using AI tools for most of 2024. I have tried ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and Leonardo AI, etc. Once you spend some time learning one tool, you can use the same knowledge in other tools as well. Today, I am sharing 5 use cases of GenAI for absolute beginners.

Go Through PDFs

Generative AI can help you read long PDFs faster and more effectively. 

Upload a PDF to your favorite AI chatbot and prompt it how you want. You can prompt it to summarize a long PDF and identify the key points. You can also ask follow-up questions or tell the AI to simplify any topic. The possibilities are endless. Here is a prompt for you to try:

Prompt:

Please analyze the attached PDF [Name of the PDF attached] and provide a concise summary of the main points, key arguments, and important takeaways. Identify any critical concepts or definitions. Additionally, generate 3 insightful questions that encourage deeper thinking about the material. Please organize and present the information in bulleted format.

Start exploring PDFs with AI today! Try uploading a document to your favorite AI chatbot and use the prompt provided to unlock its key insights!

Summarize YouTube Videos

AI can help you summarize long YouTube Videos. 

YouTube is a great source of learning new knowledge and developing new skills. But, those hour-long explainer videos, how-to videos, and tutorials can take a long time. Luckily Generative AI can help you save time and energy. It can analyze the video and produce summaries, insights, and takeaways faster.

You can use tools like NoteGPT or GalaxyAI to summarize YouTube videos. Alternatively, you can write a prompt to do the same thing. Here is a simple prompt for you to test this out:

Prompt:

Please analyze the YouTube video [YouTube video link] and provide:

• Brief summary of the main points.
• Key arguments or perspectives presented.
• 3 insightful questions that encourage deeper thinking about the video’s content.
• A list of key terms and their definitions. (Optional: if the video involves specialized vocabulary)
• Timestamps for important sections or key moments. (This helps for easy reference and review)

Ready to save hours on YouTube? Head over to NoteGPT or GalaxyAI and try the AI summarization!  

Summarize Long Articles

Suppose you are looking at a long article. The article is interesting. There is some information you need from this. But, you don’t want to read 1000+ words to get your 20-word information. 

Give the article link to GenAI and ask for a summary with key takeaways. Save time and energy to spend it on more exciting stuff!

Prompt:

Please analyze the article at [article link] and provide:

• A brief summary (around 100 words) that captures the main points.
• 3-5 key takeaways or findings from the article.

Why waste time reading the whole boring article? Try AI apps to summarize the key points and takeaways. 

Improve Writing

GenAI can help you become a better writer. 

Every day, we write content, social media posts, applications, and emails. You can use AI to check your writing for grammatical errors, vocabulary, and sentences. Apps like Grammarly can help you write better content. You can also write prompts to match a specific tone or mimic a voice using AI chatbots. Incorporating GenAI in your writing only enhances your writing. 

Elevate your writing with the power of AI. Start experimenting with different AI-powered apps and prompts to improve your writing style. 

Generating And Manipulating Graphics

You can use AI to generate graphics and images. 

There are some excellent AI image-creation tools available. You can write a prompt and the AI will create the graphic. You can manipulate images using AI tools as well. You can remove background and unwanted objects from images with AI. And, the best thing is, it is faster and produces better results than most graphic designers.  

Unleash your creativity! Explore AI image generation tools like Leonardo AI and Ideogram AI to start bringing your visual ideas to life.

Conclusion

The AI landscape is evolving rapidly. Every week new AI-powered tools are coming. Old tools are gaining new AI capabilities and features. This year try some AI-powered tools and see what meets your requirements. Are you ready to learn AI tools? Dive into the world of generative AI and unlock a new level of efficiency and creativity. Start exploring today and see how it can transform your world!