Google's little-known AI test kitchen

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Yes, every company must have its own AI chatbot and image generator, and they must be added to as many products as possible. During its Pixel 9 announcement, Google announced a Pixel Studio app to generate images. But you don't have to buy a Pixel 9 to get access to this technology. In fact, you don't even need an Android phone. All you need is a web browser. Yes, Google has a little-known experimental AI website where you can access its image generator as well as a music generator and AI poetry generation tool, too. It's free, and it's available in many countries around the world. [Chris Hoffman, Author of Windows Intelligence] Chris Hoffman​ Author of [Windows Intelligence]()​ --------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORED MESSAGE Before we get into all that, though, a quick question for you: Do you get a lot of email? [Panda staring in shock at computer screen](=)​ If you battle a daily deluge of work emails — or you love savvy productivity tools — you need to [check out MailToDoList](=). MailToDoList lets you [rearrange your emails in order of priority](=), so you can tackle them like a to-do list (instead of in the random order they show up in). Start your FREE TRIAL of this Chrome extension for Gmail in just 5 minutes: - Move individual emails up and down to reflect priority - Group and hide related emails in an outline - Unify your tasks, notes, and emails in one interface - Access your data from multiple devices using industry-standard encryption Ready to increase your productivity and decrease your stress? ➜ [Start your FREE TRIAL of MailToDoList in just 5 minutes!](=)​ [WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER ➜](=) ​ Try Google's generative AI tools in your browser Aside from Gemini, Google's AI chatbot, Google has generative AI tools for creating images, music, and even poems. They're available to everyone in a web browser. ➜ These tools are part of [Google's AI Test Kitchen website](=). To access them, you'll just need to visit the AI Test Kitchen and sign in with a Google account. It works in a browser on your phone or a browser on your computer — your choice. ⌚ Each tool will take you as little as 5 seconds to use — but you'll get better results if you spend a bit more time writing and tweaking your prompts. 🌎 Google's AI Test Kitchen [FAQ](=) says this website is available in a wide variety of countries around the world. After signing into the AI Test Kitchen website with your Google account, you'll see a menu at the top-left corner of the screen with the following options: - My Library: Google will save the things you generate so you can access them in the future. - VideoFX: Google's video generation tool — only a handful of people have access to this right now. - ImageFX: Google's image generation tool. This is the same "Imagen 3" technology the Pixel Studio app will offer on the Pixel 9 series. - MusicFX: A music generation tool. - TextFX: This one generates written poetry, lyrics, or other creative text. The most interesting tools here are ImageFX — that brand-spanking-new image generation tool — and MusicFX, which is also very cool. Both tools are extremely simple to use. Enter a text prompt and you can generate an image or song. [Google's ImageFX website in Chrome on Android.] Google gives you some example prompts to get you started and gives you suggestions to edit them. But you can type anything you like into the box. 👀 Heads up: Google says human reviewers may look at your AI prompts to help Google train its models. This is common among AI services — especially free ones — but it's something to be aware of. Don't use the AI Test Kitchen tools for anything that needs to stay private. [Google's MusicFX website in Chrome.] When you're done, you can download your image or song with the "Download" button. Easy! 📌 Head to [Google's AI Test Kitchen website](=) to find these tools. (Google no longer offers the AI Test Kitchen in app form, but the website works well on phones.) 💰 These tools are completely free. 🕶 Google [says](=) it won't sell your data, but humans may review your interactions with these experimental AI tools to improve the models. Now, speaking of AI... ​ This Week's Cool Tools Quiz Google's AI model is named "Gemini." Why did Google say it chose this name? Remember: NO CHEATING! Anyone can look up info on the web. Stick with the spirit of the game and test your actual knowledge without searching. It's just for fun, anyway! 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