I refer to the «Cambrian explosion of AI-powered online tools» as the rapid proliferation of large language models like GPT and the explosive growth of AI services based on their advances. OpenAI’s ChatGPT led the way toward the end of 2022, and the market for such tools exploded in 2023.
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The websites There’s an AI for that and Advanced Innovation.io offer comprehensive lists of AI tools sorted by timeline or by functionality. Mind you, the speed of development of new AI capabilities is staggering!
Future Tools offers a comprehensive list, too, with filters per functionality.
Now that prompts are the new way of working, there’s databases emerging that support your prompt engineering, say
Eye for AI,
FlowGPT,
Img2prompt,
Jrnylist,
PromptBase,
PromptBox,
Promptist,
PromptLayer,
Public Prompts,
Dallelist.
More such comma-separated lists below are borrowed from AI Daddy. He compiled a list with 600+ AI tools. Go to his website to ask for the full list.
Below is my own list of tools that you can use right now to begin leveraging the power of AI to grow your business.
AI tools to try out (my personal preferences)
These lists are by no means comprehensive and I won’t be able to keep up with the development in the field. But it may give you a good starting point.
A prompt is the text that the appropriate AI tool should use to generate the desired result. Many of these tools work better the more specific you are.
Generate images based on text prompts
Image generator for rather realistic looks.
Text to image based on Stable Diffusion. In my tests, the results were less impressive than with Midjourney.
Text to background image of product photos.
Text to vector images. You «only» get 3 variations per prompt, hence the limited match with my needs. Two vector images come for free.
Text prompt to image generator for artistic looking graphics. Signup via Discord. This post’s header image was «imagined» by Midjourney. The best image generator for my needs. Very commendable.
Text to image or video.
Stockimg.ai
Text to photo or logo. One photo is for free. This is too little to test, compared to the free amount you get on say Midjourney.
Also in this category, more art related: AI Picasso, Artbreeder, ArtHub, ArtroomAI, Civitai, DaVinciFace, DiffusionBee, Dream Up (Deviant Art), Dreamlike.art, Fy! Studio, Let’s Enhance, Lexica (more comic style), Libraire, Mage, Neural.love Art Generator, NightCafe Studio, PicSo, Playground AI, Super Prompt, Wombo, Clipdrop, Daft Art, Openart
Even more image generators include Aragon – Image Generation, Artssy, Canva Text to Image, Craiyon, Diffusion Land, Getalpaca, Getimg.ai, Go Charlie, Imgcreator, Nijijourney, Pollinations, RocketAI, Roll Art Die, Soreal.AI Studio, Stable Horde, Stock AI, Stylized, Dreamer, Enterpix, Xno.ai
If your need is more into AI supported image editing, see AI. Image Enlarger, Bg.Eraser, Bria, Erase.bg, Evoto AI, Green Screen AI, Hama – Image Editing, Magic Eraser, Nostalgia Photo, Palette.fm, Perfectly Clear Video, Photoroom, QuickTools by Picsart, Remove.bg, RestorePhotos, Topaz Photo AI, Visio Studio, Radiant Photo.
Prompt to copywriting: Create new or edit existing copy
Use with caution: Before using copy-generating AI tools and publishing the content to the web, be aware that Google’s webmaster guidelines state that AI-generated content is considered spam if it is written for better search engine rankings (SEO) instead of user benefits.
In his study, Matthew Woodward compares the «human» writing performance of AI copywriters and whether or not their output can be recognized as having been generated by AI. He also discloses which content detection tools he used.
ChatGPT and Rytr, among others, performed worst.
Frase and Jasper passed most of the AI detection tests.
Create marketing copy that drives conversions. WordPress plug-in available. It crashed my WordPress instance, so I disabled it.
Absolute must-try. Outstanding results!
The more context you give the chatbot for the question, the better the results.
BUT – ChatGPT copy is easily detected as generated by AI and doesn’t pass plagiarism tests. Use it for ideation, concepts, coding, debugging. Try other tools for copy creation.
Copy writing for marketing. In my short test I got less good results than with Deepl Write.
Generates content, copy and images with AI. The trial comes with 1.500 words for free. Comes with templates for different copy purposes, e.g. a great title and article outline generator as well as very useful copy creator.
The image generator is less powerful than Midjourney’s. Comes with its own chatbot.
Lowest subscription tier comes at $6 and 15.000 words per month.
Correct copy or rewrite it. The tool is just as convincing as its translating counterpart Deepl Translate. Very useful!
Copy writing for SEO and image generation.
Ink
Copy writing and art image creation based on numerous business templates. Jasper passes AI and plagiarism tests.
Kafkai
Copy writing for SEO. Fails plagiarism tests.
All-in-one AI marketing support tool for landing pages, banners, videos, logos, etc.
Offers free trial. The onboarding mail sequence comes across as somewhat spammy. But the content of their funnel recommendations is correct. Skip the salesy part.
AI based copy writing in German.
Ocoya
Create & schedule social media content.
Generate engagement-driven promos for ads. Starts at $99/month, 7 day free trial, credit card required.
Perplexity
Rytr
Fails to pass AI detection and plagiarism tests.
Expand on a text fragment to get your full copy.
Smartwriter
Writes personalized emails to prospects.
Texta