After reading this list of ‘what AI tools content creators need’, I rolled my eyes and shook my head a few times and started writing this. That list is about video, SEO, etc, and while some of that stuff I may experiment with… I don’t need it.

Why? Because I’m not creating video and I can write without technological crutches. Being able to express one’s thoughts clearly is an important part of being human, something I’ll dive into elsewhere.

The new ‘AI’ tools I use are pretty simple:

• DeepAI.org for some image generation. It generally gives me usable stuff, but because of the limitations of it’s styles I’ve been fiddling around with others, such as PicsArt.com.
• Google’s Bard, if I want SEO keywords. Generally, I only use this once in a while. If you’re going to use keywords for anything, it would make sense to use Bard.

That’s it. I do have a $5/month subscription to DeepAI.org, which most people wouldn’t need since for images it just unlocks some styles. I resize images for the web myself, and edit them about 50% of the time using Gimp or Paint.net (both free tools). For less experienced folks, I would suggest Paint.net.

Now, if you’re into having an AI create all the content for you, I don’t think you’re a content creator. You’re just a publisher.