For the last couple of years, Nitish Gupta and I have published an interactive, hand-curated, quarterly list of AI tools appropriate for individuals and teams to use in their work. Our Spring 2023 effort was right at the start of the explosion of tools as ChatGPT and other generative AI providers opened their capabilities to outside developers. We’d said an AI-supported search tool was on the horizon, and we were right. See below for some of the AI and human resources I use to find tools to support my work. Please share other search tools and resources in the comments ⇓ below ⇓.

Resources to Help You Leverage AI In Your Work

• Futurepedia: “The Largest AI Tools Directory, Updated Daily”

• FutureTools: "FutureTools Collects & Organizes All The Best AI Tools So YOU Too Can Become Superhuman!"

• One Useful Thing: Prof. Ethan Mollick’s Substack

• Dr. Alexandra Samuel’s work across LinkedIn, the Wall Street Journal, and more

• Discussions (human-to-human or online) within your organization about what your colleagues find useful.

• Suggestions from the AI — either across or focused on the specific platform. For example:

  • Asking ChatGPT: “What's a good prompt to use for MidJourney if I need an image of AI code wrapping around the world?” As I write, ChatGPT has internet access blocked, so it’s not aware of MidJourney — but it still writes a good prompt. Give it a try!

  • General searches for capabilities and finding articles offering options. For example, Discord AI Art Generator: 7 Best Servers to Use by Mercie Mwikali

Ode to a Beautiful Search Tool

Click on the image below to look at our now “old school” (but beautiful) AI search tool. Mobile users may have a better experience here. Spring 2023 was our last update, as the search engines and AI now do a better job. Our human efforts will focus on finding new ways to craft our work with these tools.

Taking a Step Back to Build a Foundation

Does having access to all these tools seem like putting the cart in front of the horse? Take a look at this earlier discussion that Utpal Mangla (IBM) and I put together. We talk about how organization leadership can bring in top-down automation, but how all of us can address bottom-up automation in our work (and lives). Much of that conversation started through our work with ISSIP (The International Society of Service Innovation Professionals). We are honored to be the current (Utpal) and past (me) presidents of that organization. Join us — for the ISSIP upcoming Discovery Summit on Tech for Good.