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by yewenjie 674 days ago
What's an AI tool you are using everyday that is not just some LLM chat app?

I am searching for a conversational AI calendar and scheduling tool that basically does the job of a personal assistant.

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Why would you want a 2D interface of a calendar replaced with a 1D interface of having to formulate language about it to look it up or edit it?
Mobility? Multitasking? Accessibility? Take your pick.
I have a mobile calendar app where I can manage ALL my tasks and commitments at a glance and it can be used with a screen reader.
Deepl and Deepl Write because I'm not a native English speaker.
I used to follow a famous photographer who wrote a lot on his blog. His writing had some grammatical problems but I loved reading his blog because even through the errors (and perhaps because of some of them), he had his own style.

He recently started using an AI app, ChatGPT or some other thing I can't remember, to correct his writing and make it into standard English. Although his grammar errors were gone, so was his unique style. The writing became flawless and boring also. I stopped reading.

People will learn the language sooner or later, I use Deepl Write less and less. You stopped reading because it's clear from your "anti-tech" blog that you're heavily biased against AI, even when it's used for accessibility.
No, just reporting my experience. I liked his original style better. Sometimes, an orange is just an orange.
Agree to disagree.
Not quite every day, but: 1. I made a slack bot that translates a text query into SQL specific to the internal database, with lots of deeper context around the data. That's often useful now for reporting. 2. I'm learning to find a sweet spot for Aider and Plandex - they can be very useful, but require some time investment to know the right scenarios. Also they require learning how to talk about code and requirements, but I take it as an incidental positive result.
I use an AI calendar and scheduling tool every day, I just built it myself using OpenAI APIs, a Slack app, and Google Calendar API. You should give it a shot yourself because it's a great way to learn to build AI apps.
I use an LLM to summarize items from RSS feeds including Hacker News and YouTube. I use an LLM to explain words and phrases to me in my language learning app.