My favourite use of AI

[KnotKnull]

Turn those family pics into childrens colouring pages. Hours of fun. The kids love them

[NinaVrina]

Wow . i need to do this?

[Grover26]

Then you just print them off ?

[RedKnight]

Looks great

[Zach91]

I wish i was this clever

[MayanHan]

Turn those family pics into childrens colouring pages. Hours o

I would be cautious about taking the early reports at face value on this one. There is usually a quieter more important story sitting just behind the obvious headline.

I will update this thread if anything significant changes

[MiniElliot]

Turn those family pics into childrens colouring pages.

I thought that at first but it changed after a few hours. Can't really go wrong with it.

[PlanetOftheApes]

Hmm, not convinced. That is the thing isn't it.

Appreciate it.

I trust recommendations from people who have actually used it over a month, not first impressions

[Midnight Wolf]

Solid advice that. Might save you more than you think.

Most AI tools I have tried are impressive for a session and then disappear from my routine

[EntangledOne]

That is exactly the lesson I learned. Good luck with it

[Marnie]

There is something right about that. There is a kind of restraint in the best of this that is harder to achieve than it looks.

There is a lot more to say about this.

The free tier is usually enough unless you have a very specific workflow.

[JustMartin]

There is something right about that. There is a kind of restraint in the best of this that is harder to achieve than it looks. There is a lo

Not bad at all. I have found that the biggest savings come from the boring stuff nobody wants to do.

Cheers for sharing that

[Glenn_44]

That is pretty much what I took from it too. I find the best analysis usually comes a week or two after the initial coverage settles down.

Worth keeping an eye on

[Paige_68]

That resonates with me. Sometimes the value is in the details people nearly leave out.

Happy to keep discussing this.

The free tier is usually enough unless you have a very specific workflow

[Q]

That is what I found too. Appreciate the discussion

[Rory84]

I use AI for cooking ideas more than anything else.

I'll list random ingredients I have and it somehow comes up with combinations I would never think of. Some of them are disasters, but that's part of the fun

[Brittle Coder]

Hot take: my favourite use of AI is just asking it to explain things like I'm 10 years old.

It's surprisingly good at stripping away jargon, and that alone has saved me hours of confusion when learning technical stuff

[WWEGary20]

My favourite use of AI honestly has been just using it as a thinking partner when I'm stuck on a problem.

Not in the sense that it gives me perfect answers, but it helps me break things down in a way that stops me spiralling. It's like rubber-duck debugging, but the duck talks back

[HitmanBrad98]

I use AI a lot for learning random niche topics.

Like I'll go down a rabbit hole on something completely obscure, and instead of digging through 20 websites, I can just ask follow-up questions until I actually understand it. It's kind of addictive in a good way

[Velvet Connor]

I mostly use AI for writing rough drafts of stuff I don't want to start from scratch.

Not copy-pasting it, just getting over that blank page problem. Once there's something there, I can actually shape it into my own voice

[DiogoCardoso]

Mine is probably using AI as a study buddy.

It quizzes me, explains things in different ways, and doesn't get annoyed when I ask the same question five times. That alone makes it better than most revision methods I used before

[NightHarbour]

I like using AI for brainstorming creative projects.

Even if half the suggestions are nonsense, there's usually one idea buried in there that sparks something actually useful

[HiggsField10]

I use it for coding help, but not in the way people think.

It's less about writing full code and more about spotting mistakes or explaining why something isn't working. It's like having a second pair of eyes that never gets tired

[Stu96]

Honestly my favourite use is just having it summarise long, boring documents.

Stuff I would normally procrastinate on reading becomes manageable in seconds, and then I can decide if it's actually worth digging deeper

[Ryan65]

I've started using AI as a journaling prompt generator.

It asks me questions I wouldn't normally think to ask myself, which makes the whole process feel less repetitive and more reflective

[Dylan]

Weirdly, my favourite use is just for naming things.

Whether it's project folders, game characters, or even playlists, I always get stuck on names. AI somehow takes the pressure off that completely

[Baz]

The colouring book idea is brilliant. Turning random family photos into something the kids can actually interact with feels like a much better use of AI than just making funny pictures of celebrities with extra arms

The nice thing is it creates something physical too. Kids love seeing themselves become a character in their own little activity book.

[HardyBoy_WCW]

One of the best uses I've found is helping with those little creative blocks. Sometimes the idea is there but the brain refuses to arrange the words properly.

AI is great for being a first draft partner. It does not replace the fun part, it just gets the ball rolling when you're staring at a blank screen.

[RogueDepot]

The family photo colouring pages are such a good shout. My kids would probably spend more time colouring themselves than actual cartoon characters.

It is funny how the simple ideas are often the best ones. Everyone talks about huge AI breakthroughs, but making a child laugh for an afternoon is a pretty solid achievement

[202694]

A surprisingly useful one has been making personalised puzzles. Created a children's wordsearch with their names, their friends' names, and the sports they play, and it went down really well.

The kids thought it was some kind of magical personalised game. Meanwhile it took about five minutes to put together. Definitely one of those "small but brilliant" uses of AI.

[QubitZero]

Naming things is underrated. Spent ages trying to name a folder system once, then realised AI could suggest fifty options before I finished making coffee.

Same with game characters. It is weirdly hard to name a fictional person without accidentally making them sound like a villain from a cheap fantasy film

[Freddy95]

The photo-to-colouring-page idea is actually one of the most wholesome AI uses I've seen. It takes something digital and turns it into an offline activity.

That balance is probably where AI shines most. Not replacing hobbies, but helping create more reasons to enjoy them.

[Cheugy]

Cooking help has been my favourite use. Not fancy restaurant recipes, just asking what to do with random things left in the fridge before they become science experiments.

AI has saved quite a few vegetables from a sad ending at the back of the drawer

[KeyboardWarrior47]

The naming thing is real. Coming up with names for playlists alone can take longer than making the playlist.

There is something funny about asking a machine for a name for a playlist and then rejecting half the suggestions like you're judging a talent show.

[StarfieldPilgrim]

Used AI for planning family trips and it was much better than expected. Having it suggest activities based around ages and interests saved a lot of searching.

The best part was finding smaller places we would have completely missed otherwise.

[Blue Coder]

The colouring book idea makes me think AI is going to become a big helper for personalised gifts. A normal present becomes something made specifically for one person.

A custom storybook or activity book would probably mean more than another generic toy sitting in the corner.

[Idle Mila]

My favourite use is probably learning random things. You can ask follow-up questions without feeling like you're interrupting someone who already explained it.

It is like having a very patient person around who never gets tired of weird questions. The internet finally has a polite answer machine

[Marnie84]

A funny one for me is using AI to create themed games for family nights. It can turn a boring evening into a mini quiz show.

The children usually think the adults are incredibly organised. Nobody needs to tell them the secret helper is a chatbot

[ReplyGuy26]

Naming playlists is a perfect example because people underestimate how much tiny creative decisions slow them down.

AI is great at throwing ideas onto the table. You still choose the one that feels right, but at least you are not staring at an empty box.

[Freya_27]

The best AI uses seem to be the ones nobody would have predicted five years ago. Not just business tools, but little moments that make everyday life more creative.

A custom puzzle with someone's favourite things included is a great example of that.

[Katie71]

AI has been great for creating little challenges for kids. Word searches, quizzes, scavenger hunts, and silly stories are all much easier to make now.

A personalised wordsearch with family names and hobbies sounds like the kind of thing children remember because it feels made just for them.

[Ellie_28]

The family photo colouring pages are such a clever idea. It turns memories into an activity instead of just leaving them stuck in a camera roll.

That might be my favourite category of AI use: taking something you already have and making it more fun.

[Ivory Will]

There is a lot of hype around AI, but the everyday uses are the ones that stick with people. Helping children create things, organising ideas, making boring tasks easier.

The funny part is everyone expected the biggest changes to come from complicated jobs. Instead, a lot of people are just using it to make better weekend activities.

[LastMike47]

The creative side is where AI feels the least intimidating. It is basically a turbocharged brainstorming partner.

Need a silly name for a pet dragon? A theme for a birthday party? A joke for a card? Suddenly the blank page is not so scary.

[Midnight Georgia]

The personalised colouring pages are a great example because it brings people together rather than replacing interaction.

Technology gets criticised when it isolates people, but this is the opposite. Kids are sitting together, colouring, laughing, and making something.