To what extent can AI boost growth and improve workplace productivity? Like any (relatively) new technology there are adherents and opponents. Although AI remains at an early stage of development, the industry consensus is towards AI being beneficial for the workplace. This is evident in a new survey from a major software firm.
Adobe Express is seeking to help industries breakdown barriers to AI by offering intuitive, free tools that make creativity accessible to everyone. From AI-powered design templates and an image generator to video creation tools, the platform enables users to bring ideas to life – no advanced technological knowledge is needed.
This has led to the issuance of a report with various ideas to boost productivity and creativity.
AI-generated prompts can help inspire ideas, designs and content starters, generative AI tools can help offer fresh ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Think mood boards, presentation and design assets, or simply a starting point to creative something completely unique.
The report suggests to use AI as a springboard for existing creative skills, or play around with editing tools to learn something new. This approach can be especially beneficial in the workplace. In particular, many managers are seeking to understand the opportunities of operationalizing AI through automation. Through this, workers should have more time for focusing on creativity.
Creativity
AI creativity refers to the ability of artificial intelligence systems to generate novel and valuable ideas, works, or solutions. This can involve tasks like generating text, images, music, or even developing new concepts. This is an important consideration in the report.
Streamline your schedule
The report recommends using AI to revise work and home schedules. AI tools are ideal for streamlining workflows, whether it’s your professional schedule or your personal calendar. Use tools to automate repetitive tasks and forecast timelines or utilise virtual assistances to help schedule reminders and respond to emails.
Be mindful of sources
AI is only as good as the data inputted into it and this means it can be subject to inaccuracies. Here, almost one in five (18%) people are sceptical about the reliability of AI outputs. AI tools can deliver a world of information in just a few prompts, but it’s important to remember to check your sources to mitigate spreading false information.
AI data sources encompass a wide range of structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data collected from various origins, including internal company resources, publicly available datasets, and user-generated content. Wherever data is generated from, it is important to know where it has come from and to what type of use in will be put.
Free tools and trials
Almost one in six people (14%) miss out on the tools and possibilities AI-generated services can provide due to concerns surrounding subscription costs. But there are plenty of creative tools out there that don’t come at a price.
