AI Tools to Explore
Large Language Models (Frontier Models)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT is probably the most well-known of the LLMs and is an extraordinary tool. You can access it with no login, but be sure to save anything valuable you create. You can create a free account, you will have access to GPT4o, which is an extremely powerful model. You will be able to access GPTs, which are smart AI tools designed for specific purposes. You would need a paid account to create your own GPTs.
Claude
Claude is a powerhouse AI that's a great go-to when you need to read or output longer materials. Among its outstanding features are the ability to work with larger pdfs you upload and the ability to create artifacts, such as code, webpages, SVG graphics and other interactions. The artifacts capability must be toggled on. With the paid version of Claude, you get access to Projects, which allow you to create persistent workspaces and customize memory and outputs across a project.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft CoPilot is a web-based AI tool that lets you chat, draw, and more. With your FSW credentials, you can access a version of the tool with enhanced privacy protection. It does not save your chat history, so be sure to capture anything valuable you create.
Gemini
Gemini, the AI model from Google, is a rising star in LLM land. Formerly known as Bard, the model is said to be able to tackle complex tasks. Gemini connects with Google Maps, which can help for certain kinds of tasks. Give it a spin and see what you think.
Image Generation
Firefly
Firefly is a super cool, free program that lets you create and edit images. We love its built-in, selectable filters. Look to the bottom right of your Firefly screen. Even more, we're super impressed with Abobe's thoughtful and inclusive practices when it comes to training the model that creates the magic.
ChatGPT
DALL-E is the AI Image Generator that you access through ChatGPT. The free version will create images, but it could be significantly slower and lower quality than when using a paid version.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft CoPilot is a web-based AI tool that lets you chat, draw, and more. Once you have an image, you can even do some cool edits in Microsoft Designer if you're signed in with personal credentials. You can also now use Co-Pilot with your FSW credentials and create images, though you may be limited to how may you can create in a day.
Ideogram
Ideogram is currently a free online AI Image generator. This generator allows you to describe the image you would like to see and then generate it on the website. This website does require you to create a personal account. Other people will be able to see and download any image you create.
Other Tools of Interest
Perplexity
Perplexity is an amazing, AI-powered research assistant that finds sources, answers questions, and helps guide further inquiry.
Canva
Canva has a wide range of tools in the area they have called "Magic Studio," which holds all of their AI-powered design features. Tools range in use from generating whole presentations to text-to-video and text-to-image generators, as well as more powerful photo editing.
Enroll in the FSW Canva Toolkit for instructions on how to access your FSW Pro Account:
Glasp
Glasp is a Chrome or Safari extension that has tons of cool functionality for note-taking. For our purposes, we'll try out its AI Summary feature that delivers personalized summaries of web pages and YouTube videos with the click of a button.
Goblin Tools
Goblin Tools was designed for neurodivergent folks, but it seems everyone loves its super simple interface and great suite of tools that give you the brain power boost needed to get organized and ditch overwhelm. The Compiler and Magic Todo are linked for the ultimate 1-2!
Gamma
Gamma is a subscription-based AI tool that builds presentations and websites for you with just a few keywords. They also have an option to transform existing Word documents and PowerPoint presentations into stunning visual presentations in just a few minutes, so you can use what you already have and edit from there. Gamma is free to try, but there are additional pricing tiers to access more features and to renew the number of products you can create each month.
Grammarly
You can create a free Grammarly account with your FSW credentials. See the article below. In addition to making suggestions to improve your writing, Grammarly GO has AI features that can help you generate ideas and structure your writing.