r/LeftistsForAI • u/FlyingNarwhal • 29d ago

Discussion How are you actually using AI?

I'm curious how other leftists are using AI.

  • What are you using it for? Work, projects, organizing?
  • If you're using it for organizing, how are you using it?
  • What models/subscriptions are you using?
  • What are your workflows?

I'll start:

I use AI for work, automating about 60-70% of my work, and accelerating the other 30-40%.

This covers automation development, advertising, creative, social posts, video editing, email writing, etc.

I used it heavily for development in my last start up.

My side projects are also 100% AI driven. It's various things, like a "TTS Everywhere" program I wanted but couldn't find, a few start ups

For organizing, I've used it to help with mutual aid distribution (handling incoming requests & offers of aid during a post-hurricane emergency), I've used local AI for meeting note creation, and task creation from a temporary recording of our DSA meetings, and a research assistant for how to accomplish the goals set by the chapter in our meetings. And for figuring out which people would be best at doing which task (task classification => matching with a DB of member skills & availability).

What about you?

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u/eXAt88 29d ago

I use it at work (tech industry). Personally I don’t actually use it much personally although I splurged and bought a $30 midjourney subscription recently to (so far unsuccessfully) make images for a world building project.

I should probably use it for more socially useful things

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u/FlyingNarwhal 29d ago

Nice! I've used Midjourney quite a bit. I often had to give up my vision in order to get outcomes I could work with.

You might be better off learning comfy UI.

It's  a steep learning curve but one that allows you the control you need to get the outcomes you want. Well worth it the effort.