How To Use Midjourney for Growth 📈

Learning how and when to use Midjourney, Microsoft's Azure ChatGPT goes public, using AI to learn from videos, and more!

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Everyday AI
August 15, 2023

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🎙 Daily Podcast Episode: Wait… Midjourney is more than just crazy images? Yeah, you can actually use it to grow. Today we show you how. Give it a listen.

🕵️‍♂️ Fresh Finds: AI-generated quick email responses, AI detecting breast cancer, and banning books using AI. Read on for Fresh Finds.

🗞 Byte Sized Daily AI News: Microsoft's Azure ChatGPT goes public, WhatsApp adds AI stickers and hackers face off against chatbots. For that and more, read on for Byte Sized News.

🚀 AI In 5: Using AI to learn from videos faster! See how here

🏆 Digital Drops Giveaway: New giveaway coming soon…
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🧠 Learn & Leveraging AI: We learned that Midjourney can be used in just about any situation. Now we break down how you can use it to save time and money. Keep reading for that!

↩️ Don’t miss out: Did you miss our last newsletter? We talked using AI ethically, The New York Times bans AI web scraping and how to connect ChatGPT with your email! Check it here!

When and How To Use Midjourney for Growth 💁

So we know that Midjourney is pretty darn cool.

But how can you actually use it to grow your career or business?

Drew Brucker, VP of Growth at Lasso, joins us to break down how and when to use Midjourney for growth.

Join the conversation and ask Drew and Jordan any questions about Midjourney here.

Also on the pod today:

• The future of stock photography 📸
• Turning Midjourney into a side hustle 🤑
• Advice on how to start using Midjourney 🗣

It’ll be worth your 27 minutes:

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Here’s our favorite AI finds from across the web:

New AI Tool Spotlight – Text.cortex lets you generate quick email responses, YouLearn helps you understand videos better and ThumbsUp is an AI-powered user feedback tool.

AI in Medical – A lab at MIT developed an AI tool that can detect breast cancer up to 5 years in advance!

Future of Work - AI may not be able to build a high rise…yet. But sure can help to speed up the process.

AI in Education – Looks like an Iowa school district is using AI to ban books.

Read This – So it looks like SEO as we know it is on the way out. Hello AIEO? (AI Engine Optimization)

1. Microsoft's Azure ChatGPT Goes Private and Local 🌐

Microsoft's Azure ChatGPT, in collaboration with OpenAI, is getting a local, private version. This move is aimed at addressing concerns about data privacy and security. The new version will allow enterprises to run the model on their own infrastructure, ensuring data doesn't leave their premises.

2. Hackers vs. AI Chatbots: The Ultimate Showdown 🤖

Thousands of hackers took on the challenge of breaking AI chatbots at the DefCon hacker convention. The results? Intriguing! This massive test was designed to uncover vulnerabilities and weaknesses in AI systems. If you're curious about who emerged victorious in this digital duel, read on!

3. WhatsApp's Sticker Game Levels Up with AI 📱

WhatsApp is testing AI-generated stickers in its Android beta version. This means users could soon be spicing up their chats with unique, AI-crafted visuals. Want to see how AI might be jazzing up your next chat? Check out the full scoop!

4. Voiceflow Secures $15M to Revolutionize Conversational AI 🎙️

Voiceflow, aiming to be the 'Figma' of conversational AI, has bagged a cool $15 million in funding led by OpenView Venture Capital. Their platform offers a collaborative space for teams to design, test, and deploy conversational agents with ease. With a growing clientele including giants like Amazon and BMW, discover how Voiceflow is changing the conversational landscape.

5. Smart Video Analytics: More Than Just Watching! 🎥

Video analytics, powered by AI and machine learning, is now doing wonders beyond just monitoring. This tech can analyze multiple video streams at lightning speeds, pinpointing details like never before. From reshaping retail by detecting potential shoplifters based on their movements to aiding agriculture by monitoring crops and livestock, the applications are endless.

Using AI to learn from videos faster 🧠

Have you tried using AI to learn faster from the videos you watch?

Maybe you have a long lecture or video you just don't have time for but want to learn what it's about.

Cue YouLearn. An AI video summarizer and learning tool for videos.

Does it work? Kinda.

New giveaway coming soon….

🤷‍♂️ What’s Going On and Why It Matters:

We’ve heard it before.

Midjourney’s not for me. I’m not an artist.

Oh, so you also don’t wanna grow your company/career/department either?

Mmmmmmmkkkkkk.

This is gonna sound harsh. But, if you’re not actively using tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney, your career/company is missing out.

Case in point: Drew Brucker. Today, Drew dished his secrets for Midjourney growth.

That’s right. Not a tutorial on how to create amazing art, or jaw-dropping visuals. (We did that before)

What did we learn? In short: Midjourney is your best friend in growth. In the same way Drew uses Midjourney to help Lasso and its clients grow, he laid out how everyday people can use it, too.

Let’s dish: 🍜

🦾How You Can Leverage:

Skip the entree and let’s get to the main course: Midjourney is a money maker. It’s a growth machine.

The biggest takeaway for Midjourney-inspired growth?

Less Time + Less Money = Growth.

Drew shared ways that companies can use Midjourney — from brand books and stock photos to creating a side hustle.

1 – Use it or lose it 🙅‍♀️

Midjourney is like riding a bike.

You can’t just watch someone else do it and become a pro. The best way to learn is to use it. (Actually, that’s kinda the only way to learn) Drew put it simply: you’ve gotta dedicate time and energy. Simple as that.

Try this:
We already laid out the basics, but you’ll need to learn to crawl before you can walk. We recently recorded two JAM-PACKED guides on Midjourney for beginners. Check out Pt 1 here and then jump into Pt 2. Crawling, done.

2 – Time is money ⏰

So wait, how does using Midjourney actually help me/us grow?

Well, time is money. Like we talked about, Midjourney is a cheat code for saving TIME, and expanding your creative repetoire.

Try this:
If you’re in a decision-making chair, start to lean into AI options. They’ll save time and money. Saving time and money leads to growth.

Need a stock photo? Midjourney.
Blog needs updated with some fresh visuals? Midjourney.
Need a website mockup? Midjourney.
Wireframe for an app? Midjourney.

Crawling –> Walking.

3 – AI art is the future of visuals 🖼️

Yup. You read that right.

(Our hot take — traditional stock images are dying. And the commercial photography industry might get crushed as well)

So even if you’re not an artist or photographer at heart, it’s important to recognize the shift happening in the visual world right now.

You know how CGI shook the movie industry and Photoshop flipped the definition of photography? Well, AI imaging through programs like Midjourney is kinda like that. But times 1000.

Try this:
Yes, AI is the future of visuals. So, prepare for the future. After you’ve chopped it up in our Pt 1 and Pt 2 above, check out an amazing free resource from Drew: Midjourney for Dummies.

Now, you’re on a rocket ship y’all.

Now This …

What do you think? Is real photography on the way out and AI visuals on the way in?

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