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Apple Intelligence on an iPhone screen

I put Apple Image Playground to the test, and it's much better than I expected

By Ryan Morrison published

Apple Intelligence Image Playground is a fun way to create silly images quickly, and it runs entirely on your phone or laptop.

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How to use Visual Intelligence.

I used Apple’s Visual Intelligence with ChatGPT to count calories — here’s how

By Amanda Caswell last updated

Apple's Visual Intelligence can analyze snacks and meals to help users stay on track with more mindful eating.

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Koi fish in a backyard pond

I tried Google Learn About to care for my koi fish— here’s what happened

By Amanda Caswell published

I took a deep dive into Google's Learn About, the AI chatbot that lets users explore endless topics, but not everything impressed me.

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Google vs. ChatGPT

I just tested ChatGPT Search vs. Google – here’s the results

By Amanda Caswell published

ChatGPT Search and Google go head to head in a variety of prompts to determine which one is the overall winner for web searches.

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Ideogram image of 'me'

I asked ChatGPT to create images based on what it knows about me — here's how it went

By Ryan Morrison published

ChatGPT holds information about you in its memory, so I decided to use this to create an 'epic image' of my life.

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A portrait of a lion in the Serengeti, shot with a 50mm lens at golden hour. The focus is sharp on the lion’s eyes, with a shallow depth of field that blurs the tall grasses in the background. The light highlights the lion’s mane, creating a warm, glowing effect.

How to get more out of Midjourney — 5 tips that actually work

By Ryan Morrison last updated

Midjourney is still the king of AI image generation, focused entirely on generative images where other tools have expanded into different features.

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ChatGPT logo on a smartphone screen being held outside

5 tips to get the most out of ChatGPT from someone who uses it every day

By Ryan Morrison last updated

OpenAI's flagship ChatGPT productivity platform is a powerful tool but can be tough to master. Here are some of my top tips for getting the most out of the AI.

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Google Gemini

I just created 5 images with Google Gemini — and it left me both impressed and annoyed

By Amanda Caswell published

This hands-on experiment takes a look at the image generation quality of Google Gemini's Imagen 3.

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Meta AI Voice mode

I just had a conversation with Meta AI Voice — and it’s way better than I expected

By Ryan Morrison published

Meta AI now lets you speak to the artificial intelligence instead of just sending text messages and this including being able to ask Judi Dench to rap or recite a Shakespearean Sonnet.

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Runway Gen-3

Runway AI video gets a big upgrade — 5 prompts to try it out

By Ryan Morrison published

Runway's latest update lets you set the first and last frame of the video it generates. I tried it out and here are some prompts to try it yourself.

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