Artificial Intelligence has many positives that can help many people in all aspects of life. One item in a list of uses for AI is, “If you want to understand the emotional tone of a piece of text, ChatGPT can analyze the words, phrases, and punctuation used in that text and determine whether the sentiment is positive, negative, or neutral” (Marr, 2023). AI can help individuals who need extra support physical and mental. The uses could range from object identification to understanding tone and intention. Also, AI does not need to be confined to a chatbot, it could be integrated into message apps or have a standalone app that creates a unique way to use AI. An article that discusses AI in education talks about some ways teachers can use ChatGPT, “…they don’t always have a lot of planning time, some teachers are using the software to help create lesson plans and suggest edits to students’ work” (Johnson, 2023). Teachers have been using teacher assistants long before AI came out. ChatGPT can create quick knowledge tests or help give suggestions on writing. These are all tasks’ TAs can do but now teachers without the resources to have dedicated assistance can have the extra support. AI has so many benefits for teachers, the only obstacle is if they can accept it. Yeung describes the personal uses of AI, “Mundane assistant tasks include getting Siri to play music for them, reminding them of class times, making phone calls and setting alarm clocks, etc.” (Yeung et al., 2023). AI assistance can improve everyday tasks and specific tasks in special cases. Some people might forget to set an alarm but an AI assistant that knows your schedule can set an alarm so you can wake up or someone with social anxiety can have AI make a phone call for them. Hughes offers many good uses for AI one example is, “…image of a fridge full of ingredients with the prompt ‘What can I make with these products?’. ChatGPT then returned a step-by-step recipe” (Hughes, 2023). People who need help planning food or are visually impaired can use this to better their lives. This is just one example of uses for the physically impaired but there are many other ways for many different reasons. Yeung goes more in-depth about how AI can be used on a more personal level, “There were also social tasks, including to get Siri to sing for them, tell jokes, offer brainteasers, chat with them over personal matters, and to assist with other specific emotional and social needs” (Yeung et al., 2023). Sometimes people can feel isolated, and AI can always be there if someone needs it. It can offer support and since it has access to tons of information can provide real help. AI can even be used if bored to play a game with or have a fun conversation. Artificial Intelligence has proven to have many advantages that anyone could use for all kinds of reasons.
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