How to Use ThingLink’s Fantastic New Artificial Intelligence Applications

Kyla Ball July 12, 2023

Everyday Applications of AI

We are living in an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a seamless part of many aspects of our daily life. Whilst we may still think of the more “futuristic” uses of artificial intelligence such as autonomous vehicles and robotics, AI systems have in fact become the backbone of many business processes and support systems. From supply chain optimization, e-commerce applications such as AI chatbots, fraud detection and search engine optimisation, there are very few commercial activities that haven’t been improved by the use of AI algorithms. Applications of AI can help by reducing the number of repetitive tasks that human resources may be slower to complete. AI has also entered our home and work lives (with the two often interchangeable) via entertainment services such as Amazon Alexa and Siri, Netflix suggestions and video games.

Responsible use of AI technology

ThingLink are always advocating for the responsible use of AI technology when developing solutions to help its creators work more effectively. This approach has been at the forefront of the development of new AI tools which have been designed to assist you create content faster and more effectively.

ThingLink’s AI for Content Creation

The applications of artificial intelligence in the ThingLink creation process will help optimize your time and give a helping hand in the creation process. Take advantage of these helpful automations to supercharge your workflow, giving yourself more time to unleash your creativity! Just think of them as your virtual assistants.

The applications are

• AI Image Generation for 2D and 360 Images

• Tag Suggestions (in ThingLink’s main editor)

In ThingLink’s Scenario Builder:

• Suggest Branches

• Generate Questions

• Write a Recap

• Improve writing

• Suggest a matching image

• Convert text to a ThingLink scene

AI Image Generation

All ThingLink accounts will now include AI-powered tools (with controls) to enable educators and learners to generate base images and tag images to use with the ThingLink editor.

Effective immediately, all school, college, higher education, and business accounts on ThingLink will come equipped with AI-powered image generation tools (including controls), empowering educators and learners alike to explore their creativity and enhance their visual storytelling capabilities within the ThingLink editor.

There will be two new ways to generate images available within the create flow: using text prompts to create either 360-degree media or 2D images Read more about how to prompt like a pro!

Tag Suggestions

Bring your project to life instantly with editable or deletable tags based on a simple text prompt, accelerating the writing process. You can specify any number of tags up to 9. If you don’t specify a quantity, it will default to generating 5. Feel free to tailor the AI-generated content to fit your target audience or incorporate specific product descriptions. Our AI Assistant is here to bust writer’s block and unlock unrivaled creativity.

To provide additional context and to ensure higher accuracy and detail, you also have the option of uploading your own PDF, currently up to 25MB.

The Text and Media Tags that are generated for you will contain an image search suggestion as well as text content. You then have the choice to use this image search suggestion as the basis for AI Image generation rather than search for your own image in the Unsplash image library integration or elsewhere. Simply choose the AI button in the Media Files section of the Edit Image menu and ThingLink AI will generate your image within the multimedia editor.

AI Assistant Tools In ThingLink Scenario Builder

ThingLink’s Scenario Builder is an easy-to-use creation tool which replicates real-world, real-time decision-making skills by presenting the learner with a branched learning environment. Read more about ThingLink Scenario Builder here.

Suggest Branches

Expand the possibilities within your scenario by generating potential pathways or directions for your learners or explorers. As with all the other AI tools, you can edit or discard the suggestions made by the tool as you wish.

Generate Questions

Use the AI tool to automatically generate thought-provoking questions that require problem-solving skills.

Write a Recap

Summarize your project effectively by producing concise and informative recaps. Quickly capture the key takeaways and highlights, ensuring that your audience retains the most important elements of your content.

Three ways with AI to enhance your Text Blocks:

Improve Writing

Refine your written content with AI-generated suggestions, ensuring clarity and conciseness for all users.

Suggest a matching image 

AI generates an image to match the text in your text box. The text remains alongside the image.

Convert text to a ThingLink scene

Let AI generate an interactive 2D image based on what you described in your text block. In addition to generating the image, the AI will reuse the text you provided to create hotspots.

To read in more detail about these new tools, see our helpful support article here!

Watch this short video to see an overview of the new ThingLink Scenario Builder.

The benefits of using ThingLink’s AI Assistant Tools

We understand that commencing the content creation process can sometimes be overwhelming. This is where our AI Assistant steps in to save the day.

Our AI models, much like popular generative tools including ChatGPT and Copy.AI, employ natural language processing (NLP) algorithms to generate predictive copy and content. With your content brief as a guide, the machine learning algorithm creates content suggestions unleash your creative potential, providing tailored recommendations.

Privacy of your data

Privacy, control, cybersecurity, and accessibility are of utmost importance to us. Rest assured, your data is securely stored end-to-end within ThingLink’s own installation of OpenAI. Moreover, ThingLink School or Organization accounts allow administrators to enable or disable AI functionality for your entire team, school, campus, or organization. Head over to your organization settings to tailor the experience to your specific ecosystem. Please note: The ThingLink AI Assistant tools will not be available to students. For more information on all our plans and pricing, please visit thinglink.com.

Other new developments from ThingLink in 2024 include: New Translation Features!

Boosting our accessibility credentials even further with our new translation features! With one click your viewers can translate all the tags into their chose language.

Don’t miss out on our vibrant communities on social media, where you can find case studies, templates, and engaging discussions on content creation. Join us on the LinkedIn Community, Twitter Creative Learning Design Community and ThingLink Education Facebook Group, where creators from various sectors, including education, the healthcare industry, financial services, transportation, and publishing, come together. We can’t wait to welcome you into our community of ThingLink enthusiasts!