Real use cases for incorporating AI into your day-to-day

We're hearing from many people that they want to incorporate more AI into their life and work. We've collected a few ways that people are using AI to serve as inspiration.

Most use cases can be tackled with AI chatbots like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini. Others will require more specialized software built on top of Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini, because they are a bit more complex in terms of underlying prompts, integrations, and capabilities. We've made some notes where appropriate. And others, like our offerings at Crafty Crow, automate entire, end-to-end workflows and require more custom implementations due to needing to incorporate industry-specific knowledge.

Work & Productivity

AI chatbots are great at getting you 80% of the way there for anything you create, or "generate" (that's where the "generative AI" term comes from).

Often, you can get 90% of the way there by adding more context in your prompting, especially in writing. If you haven't already checked out this guide to creating a CustomGPT or Claude Project for your business writing, it takes about an hour or two to set up, no technical skills required, and will give you great writing results every time. Ways that we've used our own AI Content Marketer at Crafty Crow include creating better first drafts of content from call transcriptions, and repurposing baseline written content across social media, our blog, and our newsletter for different content goals.

Writing & Content Creation

1. Drafting emails, reports, blog posts, and articles

2. Generating marketing copy and social media content

3. Proofreading and improving writing style

Research & Analysis

1. Summarizing long articles, papers, or reports

2. Conducting market and competitor research

3. Extracting key insights from PDFs or documents

Automation & Code Assistance

1. Writing, debugging, and optimizing code

2. Generating SQL queries and data processing scripts

3. Creating scripts for workflow automation

May require specialized AI software

Data Analysis & Reporting

1. Analyzing datasets and generating reports

2. Creating charts, tables, and dashboards

3. Automating repetitive data processing tasks

May require specialized AI software

Customer Support & Communication

1. Generating canned responses for customer inquiries

2. Summarizing support tickets and interactions

3. Drafting FAQs and knowledge base articles

Project Management & Decision-Making

1. Creating project plans and task lists

2. Providing frameworks for problem-solving

3. Brainstorming ideas for business strategy

Hiring & HR Tasks

1. Writing job descriptions and interview questions

2. Reviewing and summarizing resumes

3. Drafting employee handbooks or policy documents

   
   

Life & Personal Use

Learning & Education

AI is super helpful to help situate you quickly to learn new things in your field. Treat it as a tool to help you get to your destination faster:

1. Explaining complex concepts in simple terms

2. Providing tutoring in various subjects (math, science, history, etc.)

3. Generating study guides and practice questions

Personal Organization & Productivity

1. Creating to-do lists and prioritizing tasks

2. Suggesting time management strategies

3. Providing motivation and habit-building techniques

Travel & Lifestyle Planning

1. Recommending travel itineraries and destinations

2. Suggesting restaurants, activities, and local experiences

3. Creating meal plans or fitness routines

Creative Work & Brainstorming

1. Generating story ideas and outlines for writing

2. Suggesting names for businesses, products, or projects

3. Assisting with music, design, or artistic projects

Health & Wellness Guidance

1. Providing general fitness and diet recommendations

2. Suggesting stress management and mental wellness techniques (some people have reported using Claude and ChatGPT for "talk" therapy)

3. Summarizing medical research (but not replacing professional advice)

Shopping & Consumer Decisions

1. Comparing products and finding the best deals

2. Writing reviews and summaries for informed purchasing decisions

3. Recommending products based on specific criteria (source: Modern Retail)

Emerging AI Use Cases for Advanced Users

As the rest of the world catches up, early AI adopters are moving on to using AI for business use cases that drive real business impact. These use cases not only help with the tedious and confusing parts of work, but in many cases, they automate entire workflows. Often, these are not possible "out-of-the-box" with AI chatbots, but will require more custom implementations with a knowledgeable tech partner.

May require specialized AI software

Legal & Compliance Assistance

1. Drafting contracts and agreements

2. Summarizing legal documents (not providing legal advice)

3. Identifying compliance risks and policies

Financial & Business Insights

1. Analyzing financial data for trends

2. Creating financial forecasts or budget models

3. Explaining tax and investment concepts

Custom AI Agents & Automations

1. AI-powered chatbots for customer service

2. Automating repetitive business workflows***

3. Custom AI integrations for industry-specific needs***

***This kind of work is exactly what we do at Crafty Crow. If you're dealing with a repetitive business workflow requiring high accuracy, or have industry-specific needs, schedule a free AI strategy call today.