August 23, 2024, 9:00 AM
August 23, 2024, 9:00 AM
New technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing the way we work, significantly transforming productivity.
By automating repetitive tasks, AI saves us valuable time, allowing us to focus on more creative and strategic activities. It also facilitates decision-making by analyzing large volumes of data in seconds, providing us with insights precise ones that optimize our daily choices.
Marcelo Pacheco, an electronic and systems engineer with a master’s degree in engineering drones, a specialist in virtual and augmented reality, and director of the Systems Engineering program at Franz Tamayo University (Unifranz), says that there are countless personalized tools, such as virtual assistants, that improve time management and priorities, “helping us organize our schedules and remember important tasks.”
These technologies also foster collaboration, especially in remote work environments, by facilitating communication and coordination between teams.
“Error reduction is another key benefit as the precision offered by AI minimises errors in complex tasks, improving the quality of work and reducing the need for corrections,” adds Pacheco.
Finally, AI drives innovation by generating new ideas and solutions, allowing us to explore alternatives we might not have considered before.
In this context, the expert shares 21 applications that are transforming productivity in areas such as design, web development, writing, presentation creation, video production, web searching and sound editing:
Designer: Use generative AI to create images from text descriptions, from personalized cards to wallpapers and advanced photo editing.
Midjourney: One of the most popular AI to create images from text, although it is paid, it offers impressive results in converting text to image.
Image Creator: Free online image generator that turns descriptions into images in seconds.
10WEB: WordPress platform that makes it easy to create and manage websites with an intuitive drag-and-drop builder.
Durable: a tool for entrepreneurs that offers AI-powered features such as content creation and domain customization.
Framer: No-code platform that allows you to build web pages without programming, using artificial intelligence to optimize the process.
Claude: AI conversational agent that generates high-quality written content, although it has limitations in its database.
ChatGPT: Powerful conversational AI that answers questions and performs a variety of tasks with a natural focus on interaction.
Google Docs: collaborative tool that allows you to create, store and share documents online with multiple integrated functionalities.
4 Creating presentations
Beautiful AI: online software for creating attractive presentations with artificial intelligence that highlights the most relevant information.
AI Slides: cloud service to create and work on presentations collaboratively and in real time.
Slidesgo: platform with a wide variety of customizable presentation templates for different purposes.
Synthesia: a tool that combines 3D animation and natural language processing to create realistic video content.
Runway ML: platform that offers video editing solutions with AI-powered tools such as background removal.
HeyGen: AI-powered video generator that allows you to create content in multiple languages using customizable avatars and templates.
Beatoven: music generation platform that allows you to create unique compositions for audiovisual content in just a few steps.
Adobe Podcast: a tool that improves audio quality and makes podcast editing easier with automatic transcription and other advanced features.
Boomy AI: platform for creating original music with AI algorithms, designed for both beginners and experienced musicians.
Bing Chat: Bing feature that integrates AI to offer detailed and creative answers, as well as links to the original sources.
Bard: Google AI designed for dialog applications, which interacts naturally with the user to provide information and perform tasks.
Perplexity AI: conversational search engine that uses AI to provide accurate answers to complex questions, based on advanced language models.
In a world where time is a limited and valuable resource, improving our productivity is essential to maximizing our potential. Being more productive allows us to achieve more with less effort, which not only increases our efficiency, but also gives us more time for what really matters: family, rest and personal growth.
Pacheco says that “in the competitive environment we live in, productivity is key to staying relevant. Companies and professionals that optimize their time lead in innovation and success. In addition, managing our tasks better reduces stress and encourages a healthy balance between personal and work life.”
Productivity also encourages continuous learning, which fuels creativity and innovation. By being more efficient, we not only benefit our own lives, but we also contribute more effectively to society, the university professor reflects.
