Writerbuddy analyzed over 3,000 artificial intelligence tools using SEMrush, a popular SEO software, to determine the most used tools of the year. In total, the top 50 AI tools attracted over 24 billion visits, most of which came from male users.
Here are the 10 most popular AI tools ranked:
1. ChatGPT
Tool Category: AI Chatbot
Total visits: 14.6 billion
2. Character.ai
Tool Category: AI Chatbot
Total visits: 3.8 billion
3. Quillbot
Tool Category: AI Writing
Total visits: 1.1 billion
4. On the go
Tool Category: Image Generator
Total visits: 500.4 million
5. Hugging face
Tool category: Data Science
Total visits: 316.6 million
6. Bard
Tool Category: AI Chatbot
Total visits: 241.6 million
7. NovelAI
Tool Category: AI Writing
Total visits: 238.7 million
8. Capcut
Tool Category: Video Generator
Total visits: 203.8 million
9. Janitor AI
Tool Category: AI Chatbot
Total visits: 192.4 million
10. Civitai
Tool Category: Image Generator
Total visits: 177.2 million
ChatGPT has attracted some negative press this year – from Sam Altman's leadership transition to potentially harmful AI developments – but people continue to use the generative tool. The industry-leading bot can perform a range of tasks, from planning your weekly schedule to writing a detailed resume.
Other generative tools on the list, such as Bard and Google's Quillbot, have similar capabilities in that they can summarize and paraphrase text, but have not yet achieved the same popularity as Open AI's chatbot. And tools like Character.ai and Novel.ai are used by many as virtual companions.
According to Susan Gonzales, founder and CEO of AIandYou, a nonprofit that teaches AI skills to people from other countries, if you only use AI for entertainment purposes, you may be missing out on the opportunity to make money without having a fancy job or a college degree benefit marginalized communities.
Let’s say you are a freelancer or small business owner. AI tools can “contribute to improvement.” [your] “Companies that improve inventory management, analyze customer behavior or gain competitive intelligence,” Gonzales told CNBC Make It in July. “Small businesses can use AI tools to more effectively target their marketing and advertising efforts… They can identify new revenue opportunities.”
And if you're looking for a side job like tutoring, AI can help you with that too.
“There are many online learning opportunities to understand how AI works that could then help.” [someone] Maybe I’ll become an AI tutor or get some AI training to pass it on to the next generation,” Gonzales said. “The wonderful thing today is… all the information is out there.”
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