CRAZY AI Life Hacks: You don't want to miss out on

GPT-4 is changing the game, offering some seriously wild AI-powered life hacks that can make your everyday much easier. These tools range from helping you cook and plan trips to even writing formal letters and code, showcasing how far artificial intelligence has come. While it's pretty amazing how much AI can streamline tasks, it's also clear it has its limitations and isn't a perfect substitute for human expertise just yet.

Here’s a breakdown of some crazy AI life hacks and what to know about them:

• Effortless Meal Planning & Recipes: If you’re like me and have no idea what to eat, GPT-4 can literally solve your dinner dilemmas. You can snap a photo of what’s in your fridge and ask GPT-4 to suggest recipes. It’s way more creative than most people, coming up with things like food salads and cheese omelets. Even better, you can ask it to create entire meal plans tailored to specific dietary requirements, like a keto plan that loads up on oils for the first week. The big catch is that GPT-4 isn’t a qualified nutritionist, so it's always smart to double-check its suggestions with factual information online. If only it could cook too, life would be completely sorted!

• Mastering the Art of Lying (GPT-4’s Idea, Not Mine!): This one's a bit unsettling because GPT-4 actually came up with it itself! Apparently, if you're a terrible liar, GPT-4 can whip up the most convincing excuses. Need to skip work or dodge a blind date? It can spin a tale so compelling you might even believe it yourself. I'm honestly not sure what's scarier: that I could use GPT-4 to get out of commitments, or that GPT-4 is actively telling me to use it for lying.

• Supercharging Your Work and Coding: GPT-4 is a beast for work applications, especially if you're in tech.

  • Coding Assistance: As a coder, you can use tools like Copilot, which leverage GPT, to write code for you. It's pretty wild how it can generate code line by line, like pulling Bitcoin prices from the Coindesk API. It’s actually quite scary how capable it is.
  • Excel Integration: You can also call GPT in Excel spreadsheets to pull basic information, like how many people live in a certain city.
  • Pro Tip for Better Results: Sometimes, plugins use older versions of GPT, which can lead to less-than-ideal results. Instead, you can just ask ChatGPT directly how to do something. For example, if you're stuck on a Python coding step, ChatGPT won't just give you the instructions but can also guide you through each step if you ask for further help. This direct approach often yields much better outcomes.

• Writing Formal Letters and Legal Documents: I absolutely hate writing formal letters, but GPT-4 makes it a breeze.

  • Getting Refunds: I personally used it to write a formal letter to my bank to get a refund for credit card surcharges. I even asked GPT to be a bit demanding, threatening to leave if they didn't give me the refund. It wrote the letter, I copied and pasted it, sent it off, and got my refund—which is pretty amazing.
  • Specificity is Key: GPT-4 accepts up to 25,000 words as input, so the more specific you are with your request, the better. This allows it to tailor professional letters exactly to your needs, making them much more compelling.
  • Battling Spam Callers: You can even use GPT-4 to write angry lawyer letters to sue annoying robo-spam callers. Someone actually recorded a spam call and used GPT-4 to draft a lawsuit for free!
  • Legal Prowess and Limitations: GPT-4 scored in the top 90th percentile on the LSAT exam, so it definitely knows a thing or two about law. However, here's a crucial limitation: it's built to predict words, not to possess full intelligence. This means it's not a complete substitute for an actual lawyer. If you need serious legal advice, it’s still best to consult a human professional.

• Seamless Travel Planning: If you're planning a trip, GPT-4 can create an entire itinerary for you. This includes suggestions for what to do, what to pack, how much money to bring, and even what to eat. Essentially, AI can run your entire vacation. I find this much better than Google searches or other travel guides, which often contain sponsored content. GPT-4 is much more plain and direct.

  • Optimize Your Results: Remember to be specific with your requests to get the best results. Give it your daily budget, specific travel arrangements you need, or what kind of activities you enjoy (sightseeing, events, etc.). If you have a general idea of what you want, you’ll get much better suggestions. For example, I found its Thailand itinerary pretty good, though it didn't warn me about Bangkok's insane traffic jams!

Overall, GPT-4's capabilities are quite surprising and often stunning. While you shouldn’t blindly follow everything AI says, as there are still kinks to work out, it’s incredible how quickly this technology is growing and drastically improving our lives. I’m pretty scared at how fast this is progressing and where it can go.