Discover 10 Unexpected Uses for AI Chatbots You Might Have Missed

Ryan Kirby, Simatree’s Senior Technology Manager, Application Architecture, has developed a series of Insights to demystify various aspects of artificial intelligence. Read more of Simatree’s Insights on AI here. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) may already be integrating nicely into your life and work, but if not, here are 10 examples of how AI chatbots can be helpful to you. Consider using them for simple fact look-ups to planning assistants to otherwise being the “magic pill” for writers block; AI Chatbots (like ChatGPT or Microsoft CoPilot) offer a diverse range of applications and features that go beyond the obvious. Whether you are looking to streamline your workflow, spark creativity, or get personalized recommendations, these innovative uses will showcase how AI can become an invaluable tool in various aspects of your life. 

Text Completion

Prompt: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy…” 
LLM translates:

The complete sentence typically reads:

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

It's a pangram, a sentence that contains every letter of the English alphabet.

Question Answering

Prompt: “What is the capital of France?” 
LLM answers:

The capital of France is Paris.

Translation

Prompt: “Translate the following sentence to Spanish: ‘Hello, how are you?'” 
LLM translates:

"Hello, how are you?" translates to:

"Hola, ¿cómo estás?"

Summarization

Prompt: “Summarize the content of this webpage into 5 bullets: https://simatree1.com/insights/articles/dashboards-are-dead/” 
LLM answers:

Here are the main points from the article "Dashboards are dead" on Simatree:

1. Future of Dashboards: Traditional dashboards may be replaced by AI-driven dynamic data interactions.

2. Challenges with Dashboards: Static visuals in dashboards can limit their effectiveness in answering specific business questions.

3. Importance of Data Quality: Clean, accurate data is crucial for AI success; current data often has quality issues.

4. Role of Master Data Management (MDM): MDM solutions are essential for data consistency and reliability.

5. AI Integration: AI could potentially handle data quality issues and understand business rules, reducing the need for traditional dashboards.

Creative Writing

Prompt: “Using no more than 150 words, write a short story about a magical forest, with a friendly dragon as a character.” 
LLM generates a creative fiction story:

In the heart of the Enchanted Forest lived a friendly dragon named Ember. Unlike most dragons, Ember had shimmering scales that glowed in the moonlight and a gentle demeanor. He spent his days helping forest creatures and guiding lost travelers. One day, a young girl named Lily stumbled into the forest, searching for a rare flower to cure her village's illness. Ember, with his vast knowledge, led Lily to the hidden grove where the magical flower bloomed. Together, they saved her village, forging an everlasting bond between humans and the magical forest.

Code Generation

Prompt: “Write a Python function to reverse a string.” 
LLM provides the code:

Math Problem Solving

Prompt: “What is 37 multiplied by 92?” 
LLM shows its work:

The result of 37 multiplied by 92 is 3,404.

Sentiment Analysis

Prompt: “Determine if this review is positive or negative: ‘The food was amazing but the service was poor.'” 
LLM analyzes:

The review is mixed, leaning slightly towards negative. It praises the food ("amazing"), but criticizes the service ("poor"). Overall, the positive aspect of the food is somewhat overshadowed by the negative aspect of the service.

Planning  

Prompt: “Act as a professional planner. I need help planning a birthday party for my 5-year-old daughter. Create a list of everything that needs to be accomplished for this to be successful. Here are some details: It will be at our house with around 14-16 kids. The date is July 19 from 2-5pm.” 

LLM responds with a full plan.
(Please note:  You will need to be signed into your ChatGPT account to view the plan.)  

Simplifying Word Problems  

Prompt: “Jane is faster than Joe. Joe is faster than Sam. Is Sam faster than Jane? Explain.” 

LLM responds with the following answer:

No, Sam is not faster than Jane. The information provided states that Jane is faster than Joe, and Joe is faster than Sam. Therefore, if we arrange their speeds from fastest to slowest, it would be Jane > Joe > Sam. This means that Sam is the slowest among the three, so he is not faster than Jane.

The list is growing monthly. As newer versions of language models are being released by the various AI giants like OpenAI and Microsoft, more applications and features are being added to your personal AI collection. While you always need to be mindful of AI hallucinations, these too are improving with every version release.  

What’s your favorite AI productivity enhancer? 

All LLM responses were generated and copied from OpenAI’s ChatGPT GPT-4o on June 6, 2024.