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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Useful for E-Learning Design and Development?
I've been experimenting with using the AI art tools--especially Midjourney since I have my own subscription (separate from work) for my personal projects. One place where I think these AI art tools are particularly useful right now is as an adjunct to stock photos.
Very often, stock photos are ALMOST what I want, but not quite. For example, I often need images of researchers. Most stock photos of people in lab coats also have stethoscopes around their necks, making them suitable for use as doctor characters, but unsuitable as research scientists. Their lab coats are often unbuttoned, which isn't ideal for safety courses aimed at researchers. And they often aren't wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses.
All these problems can be fixed in Photoshop if you have the time and the skills to do it, but it is much easier and faster to use the AI tools. You can feed the stock image into the AI tool and use the text prompts to have the AI make the changes. For example, you can feed it the image of someone who is not wearing safety glasses and add the text prompt "wearing safety glasses." You'll get some options back from the AI within a minute or two.
What a great idea, Ray - I love this! I don't know how many times I've run down the rabbit hole of looking for the perfect stock image and never finding it. I've played with DALL-E but not Midjourney. Will check this out!