5 Things I Use AI For (And No, Homework Isn’t One of Them)

To some people, ChatGPT is the Saviour, the tool they employ to save themselves from last-minute homework assignments. To others, it’s straight out of a dystopian nightmare, here to make humans take a backseat. 

I’ve been both those people.

I’ve tried it all: ignoring AI, fearing it, and now, I’ve come to accept it—or at least, use it to my advantage. 

Here are five surprisingly normal (and fun) things I use AI for, and you should too.

Writing Prompts

For when your creative juice making machine gets jammed and needs a kickstart.

If you’re a writer, then you have probably encountered this feeling. You’re in the middle of the most gripping scene, and exactly when you need them the most, those little grey cells desert you. For those frustrating times, turn to AI and simply ask for a writing prompt, based on any genre you want! It has great ideas, but the work is all yours!

It’s a win-win. You get a brick for your foundation, and you’re free to build a rocket base, if you like. A house is also cool.

Dramatic Narrator For Mundane Events

BEHOLD! In my hour of supreme boredom, I commanded AI to wax Shakespearean about… stubbing my toe.

I refuse to write anything here. Instead, I will show you something I asked ChatGPT to do when I was bored.

“Lo! With a thunderous crack that echoed through the kingdom of Living Room, their valiant little toe did collide with the ancient beast known only as The Coffee Table — whose corners lie in wait for unsuspecting mortals. Agony unmatched tore through their very soul, as the mighty impact sent shockwaves up their leg and deep into their bones. Echoes of their lament rippled through the halls, summoning sympathetic cries from all who bore witness (and even those who did not).

They clutched their battered foot as though cradling the last hope of humankind, cursing furniture, fate, and the folly of barefoot wanderings at ungodly hours. Tears threatened to spring forth, yet they held strong, for this warrior must stand tall! Verily, no hero has suffered so for a mere midnight snack.”

Are you not itching to try it? 

Fact Checker

I have aptly named this era ‘The Age of Misinformation’. 

Tell me, screen to screen, that you have never unwittingly, or willfully, spread a piece of information around that was just false. TELL ME! 👹

Well, I certainly have been victim to this, and what better way to fact-check whether or not BTS is back to stay, than systems that stand to lose millions of dollars for spreading misinformation. (I say, perhaps let Sukriti and Asmita know when you do come across misinformation, so they can do what they do best, make people more aware.)

Study Notes

No, this is not like AI doing your homework for you.

It’s more like helping you ace that exam in a perfectly legal and no-cheating way.

For example, when words in my Science textbook just get up and float away (I’m not dyslexic, I swear! Actually, if I’m dyslexic, I could be a demigod!) I need help comprehending why there are both Golgi apparatus and Golgi vesicles, AI is just what I need. 

It’s really helpful, honest.

Argument Rehearsal Partner

When you think of the perfect bone-crushing comeback at 3AM in bed…

… spill them into AI. It doesn’t care how petty or juvenile your comebacks are. Feed it the scenario. Give it the villain (your classmate, your brain, the random person whom you’re never gonna see again). Watch it spin comebacks that will never see the light of day—but at least you will feel vindicated.

Does this make you win real arguments? No. Does it let you believe you could have? Absolutely.

May your writing blocks be short, your dramatic monologues long, your facts correct, your study notes clear, and your petty comebacks legendary. Go forth and AI responsibly.

Written by Ridhi Anish

Ridhi is a teenager who loves books that break her into little tiny pieces with a passion. She spends most of her year travelling and/or looking up at the sky and contemplating it (the sky). Writing several drafts of would-be novels and then abandoning them mid-way is her version of a pastime.