After watching the film Heretic (2024), [SPOILER ALERT] I was curious to learn more about the tiny metal rod the antagonist plucks from inside the arm of a primary character. As usual, I browse IMDb, but I was surprised not to see any questions answered, except ironically the AI-generated questions (like ‘When was Heretic released?’ and ‘Who was the executive producer of Heretic?’) to appease Google. Boring, as if anyone cared about the executive producer! Without wasting a second, I turned to the AI app I use. The app was cautious at first because it didn’t want to spoil the film for me (how sweet!), but since I could interact with it, I told the fellow that I had already seen it and that they could relax. It told me everything about the tiny metal implant and then some. It just took me a few minutes rather than an hour or two.
Fun fact: Ironically, the end credits of Heretic state that no Generative AI was used in the making of the film.
When combining the services of two different software products becomes complicated, I use AI to generate a step-by-step guide to achieve the desired result. Now you would say that I could do a “quick” Google search and get the same result. But it either takes me to a YouTube video (which I don’t always prefer) or makes me read four to five different posts to get that guide, of which I have to compile a legible summary myself because the software combo isn’t amongst the most popular, hence no single source for the exact step-by-step guide I was looking for. AI-generated guides tend to be accurate and tailored to the specific integration, giving me confidence in the instructions I follow.