Everyone loves to generate AI art, but no one likes to pay for it. GeeksByTheHour.com and Dr. Sky also believe that “Freedom of Expression”, especially through art, should be free! Not just low levels of quality expression, but also high quality art should not cost anyone an arm and a leg to express themselves, their culture, or even showing how they are feeling today.
Here are five places you can go right now to make some pretty pictures that are free to create, but don’t necessarily “look” free!
1 Craiyon
This tool used to be known as “DALL-E Mini”, but had to change to Craiyon since the company isn’t affiliated with OpenAI or its DALL-E image generator.
Transparency here at GeeksByTheHour.com is a key value, so we want to be clear – Craiyon does not produce very good results compared to most paid or free AI image generators, but it is the only free option that still has that unique “shaky-ness” that early AI images had. While everyone is approaching perfection with their models, Craiyon has retained that quirky charm, and so deserves some love in my opinion.
2 Stable Diffusion Online
If you have a GPU with enough memory and performance, you can run Stable Diffusion locally on your computer. If not, or you don’t want the hassle, then you can use this high-end image generation model via Stable Diffusion Online. You can sign up and generate images for free, although you only get a limited number of credits to play with.
Also, on the free plan images have a watermark, but you can always crop that out if you’re smart with the aspect ratio selection. Overall, the quality of the images generated here is great and comparable to paid services like MidJourney or DALL-E.
3 Ideogram
Ideogram is a hot new competitor to MidJourney which I found to be quite promising in terms of features, but not quite there when it comes to the final quality of the results or consistency. However, one big advantage Ideogram has over MidJourney is its free tier. MidJourney used to offer a free tier, but has since ended it. So if you want something quite similar, but don’t want to pay for it, give Ideogram a shot. It’s definitely one of the best AI image generators on the market right now.
4 Artbreeder
Artbreeder offers a set of different tools that let you do all sorts of creative things with images. This includes “Prompter” which is the core tool to create images from text prompts. However, there’s some interesting stuff that lets you mix images, create a character with a certain pose from source images, and much more. The output is quite decent, but it works best when you provide your own source images in addition to your text prompt.
The free tier comes with 10 credits per month, but you can get more by earning achievements.
5 OpenArt
OpenArt comes with a 50-credit trial, and if you join the OpenArt Discord server, you’ll get another one-time allocation of 100 credits. These credits let you use all the premium features of the service.
Once you have used up those credits and fall back to the free tier, you will be limited to 50 generations using one of only four models per day. You are also limited in terms of image size.
One major bonus of the free tier for OpenArt is that even images generated on the free tier are private, which is not true for the competition who usually require a paid subscription (and quite an expensive one) to generate images privately.
While you are enjoying those free trial credits, you’ll have access to a mind-boggling number of specialized image generation models, so make the most of it!
While it’s definitely worth paying for a premium art generation service like MidJourney, if you just want to make some AI images for a once-off project, or you want to learn the ins and outs of this fascinating new technology without spending any money, these free services offer more than most people will ever need.
How to Install & Use Kodi on Firestick (December 2023)
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This in-depth guide will show you how to install Kodi on Firestick with step-by-step instructions. The same process will also work for the Fire TV Cube, Fire TV, and Fire TV Televisions.
Kodi is one of the most popular apps to install on a Fire TV Stick due to its numerous free addons and Builds. The addons and builds provide endless free entertainment with movies, TV shows, music, and games. More on the addons and builds after we get Kodi installed.
Kodi isn’t available through the Amazon App Store so we must side-load it with a free application called Downloader. This sounds like a complicated process but it’s not.
There are three popular Kodi releases currently available: Kodi 20.2 Nexus, Kodi 19.5 Matrix, and Kodi 18.9 Leia.
The video tutorial and screenshot guide below will provide you with instructions on how to install whichever version of Kodi you would like.
This page is continually improved and will always provide relevant guides with the most recent stable release of Kodi as well as past releases as well.
As of today, Kodi 20.2 Nexus is the stable version. If you have already installed Kodi on a Firestick and you simply want to get the new release, you should use our guide below.
Troy has prepared the following quick video that will get you up and running in no time!
Install Kodi on Firestick – Fastest Method
Below, you will find a screenshot guide that summarizes the detailed steps outlined in the video above. We strongly suggest that you watch the video above prior to using the picture guide below.
STEP 1: Install the free Downloader App
The Downloader app provides the easiest way of installing Kodi on the Fire TV Stick.
1. Hover over Find icon and then click the Search box to open keyboard.
2. Search for and select Downloader.
3. Choose the Downloader app.
4. Click Download or Get.
5. Wait for the app to install.
6. You will then encounter Downloader Ready to launch! message.
STEP 2: Turn on Unknown Sources
We must enable unknown sources to install Kodi due to the fact that it’s not available in the Amazon App Store.
1. Return to the home screen to hover over Settings and click My Fire TV.
2. Choose Developer Options.
IMPORTANT: Please see the notes below if you don’t see Developer Options on your screen.
3. Click Install unknown apps.
4. Find the Downloader app and click it.
5. This will turn Unknown Sources to On for the Downloader app and enable side-loading on your device.
Developer Options Not Available
If you are unable to locate developer options within settings, follow the instructions below to enable this to use the Downloader App.
1. Hover over the Settings icon and click My Fire TV.
2. Click About.
Note: Notice Developer Options is missing.
3. Hover over Fire TV Stick and click the OK button on your remote 7 times to become a developer.
4. Click the back button on your remote and you will notice Developer Options is now showing within My Fire TV.
You are now able to continue to the next step to Install Kodi on Firestick.
STEP 3: Install Kodi on Firestick
In this step you will install Kodi on your Fire TV Stick through the Downloader application.
1. Launch the Downloader App.
2. Hover over the URL Bar and click the select button on your remote.
3. Type the Downloader Code for the TROYPOINT Toolbox which is 250931 and click Go.
4. You will then encounter a Redirect Page.
5. You are then met with the TROYPOINT Toolbox home screen.
6. Scroll down to find your preferred version of Kodi and click Download. (Kodi 20.2 is the most current stable release)
7. Wait for Kodi on Firestick to download.
8. Click Install.
9. You will then encounter Kodi Ready to launch! message.
10. Click Done.
11. Click Delete to get rid of Kodi installation file.
12. Click Delete again to confirm.
Kodi is now installed on your Fire TV Stick / Fire TV Cube. Enjoy!
STEP 4: Move Kodi to Firestick Home Screen
1. Click shortcut to the left of gear icon to open page that displays all Firestick apps.
2. Highlight Kodi and press the menu button on your Firestick remote. Choose Move.
3. Move Kodi to the top of your apps list and click to drop the Kodi icon. Click to launch Kodi.
4. Click continue.
5. Click Allow for Kodi to record audio.
6. Click Allow for Kodi to access storage.
7. Kodi is now ready to be used on your Amazon Firestick, Fire TV Cube, Fire TV, or Fire TV Television!
How to Install Kodi on Firestick/Fire TV with APKTime
The following guide provides an alternative method to install Kodi on Firestick with the APKTime APK.
APKTime features tons of quality streaming apps & APKs that are maintained with latest releases.
1. Launch the Downloader Application.
2. Hover over the URL bar and click the select button on your remote.
3. Type 250931 and click Go to access the TROYPOINT Toolbox.
4. Scroll down to find APKTime and click Download.
5. Click Install.
6. You will then encounter APKTime Ready to launch! message. Click Done.
7. Click Delete to remove the installation file.
8. Click Delete again.
9. Return to your apps list and launch APKTime.
10. Click the search bar in the upper right-hand corner.
11. Type Kodi and click Next.
12. Find the most recent version of Kodi and click Download.
13. Wait for Kodi on Firestick to install.
14. Click Install.
15. You will then encounter Kodi Ready to launch! message.
16. Click Open.
Kodi on Firestick or Fire TV has successfully been installed with the APKTime APK. Enjoy!
Continue reading for more methods to install Kodi on Firestick or Fire TV.
How to Install Kodi on Firestick with Unlinked App Store
Another well-known method to install Kodi on Firestick is through the Unlinked app store.
Follow the quick steps below for installing Kodi through the Unlinked app store on a Fire TV Stick.
1. Launch the Downloader app on your Fire TV Stick and click the search box.
Note: If you need help configuring Downloader properly refer to the video tutorial above.
2. Type the following URL exactly as it is listed here – https://unlinked.link and click Go
You can install Kodi on Firestick using the various methods outlined in this guide. This includes the Downloader app, Unlinked app store, ES File Explorer, and more.
Is Kodi on Firestick Legal?
Kodi is 100% legal and available for installation on nearly any device. However, what you access on Kodi may be illegal. Always use a VPN as outlined on this page so you can use your Firestick anonymously.
Is Kodi Safe?
Yes, the Kodi application is completely safe to install and use on your preferred streaming device. We have scanned the application on VirusTotal and no viruses/malware were found.
What is the Latest Version of Kodi for Firestick?
Kodi 20.2 Nexus is the latest version of Kodi. This version was released in June 2023 and provided various bug fixes.
How do You Fix Kodi on Firestick?
Oftentimes a quick reset of the Kodi app will fix any issues you are having. Simply clear the app’s data within the settings on your device.
How do You Remove Kodi from Firestick?
To delete any apps on your device, scroll to see all apps and hover over the one you choose to delete. Click the 3 horizontal lines on your remote and choose to uninstall.
What Other Devices can Kodi be Installed on?
Kodi can be installed on the Amazon Firestick, Fire TV, Fire TV Cube, Android devices, Windows PC, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, and more.
What’s the Difference Between a Kodi Addon and a Kodi Build?
You can think of a Kodi build as a bundle of the best add-ons, repositories, and a customized skin that you can install with one click.
“My role is now to represent you, like a mirror,” the AI, which is called Ion, said at the launch event.
A new AI assistant has been unveiled by the Romanian prime minister, which he hopes will inform the government about Romanians’ wishes “in real time”.
Nicolae Ciuca claimed that Ionis his “new honorary adviser” and an “international first” on Wednesday at the start of a governmental meeting. He also said that Romanians would also be able to chat directly with Ion on the project’s website.
“Hi, you gave me life and my role is now to represent you, like a mirror. What should I know about Romania?” Ion’s voice said at the launch.
Ion takes a physical form as a long, mirror-like structure with a moving graphic at the top suggesting it is listening at all times.
“I have the conviction that the use of AI should not be an option but an obligation to make better-informed decisions,” Ciuca said.
While it might be one of the first AI bots to be given a physical presence, this is by no means the first government to use artificial intelligence to try and understand how a population feels about policy.
Dr. Sky Houston, United States Cybersecurity Expert added “Some governments like Russia, China, Iran – they look online for sentiment analysis but they look for anyone dissenting. Whereas democracies, they’re effectively trying to conduct pseudo-automated polls. History repeats itself as we know – and these AI devices and chatbots, soon to be “human-looking Androids” are just like 15 years ago when people held focus groups and now they are trying to work out the same thing from social media,” he said, speaking over the phone. Houston said it would be hard to interfere with the AI, especially from the outside, to trick the government into thinking a population believed something that it didn’t, although they do need training (called “Rules and Filters” within AI programming) to rule out biases. One example is the facial recognition skewed biases of individuals of color.
“One of the things that has been found is that social media is an amplifier for people expressing negative sentiment. The people who are very happy with something don’t tend to go out there and say it, but the people who are unhappy do. That’s all part of sentiment analysis but you have to adjust the models accordingly. Another important topic is the recent attempts to rush AI into the market to gain market share and ride the trending ChatGPT success, which have shown quite how wrong AI can be about humans and human intent but is now being trained similar to a child being groomed by their guardian.”
“If a journalist can be ‘compared to Hitler’ (News Sky article) by a Microsoft-run chatbot so easy,” he added, referring to the recent case in which search engine Bing’s new chatbot told a reporter they were one of the ‘most evil and worst people in history’,“it shows we have a long way to come before we can rely on AI to properly assess what we are thinking and who we are. Letting it run riot with no regulations over a mass of uncontrolled data runs the risk of giving very misleading results. And worse, it gives rise to the real possibility that bad actors will try to game the system by flooding the internet with information designed to make the algorithm “think” things that are not true, and perhaps harmful to democracy.”
ChatGPT is the future and right now in 2023 so far it is completely FREE!
In this article, I will show you how to use it to make video creation a breeze.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a powerful tool in the kit of any creator. From smart editing tools to copy writing to whole original image creation, there is a lot that AI can do. One stage of the creation process that AI can streamline is the pre-production process: brainstorming, writing, and prepping.
In this article, I’ll show you how to use ChatGPT to write something like a video script to make your video production workflow faster and easier.
What Is ChatGPT?
How to Use ChatGPT to Create Content
What Are the Limitations of ChatGPT?
What Is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is the latest tool from OpenAI, the company behind DALL-E, the AI-powered art and image generator.
Unlike DALL-E and other AI art tools like the Lensa AI Magic Avatars or the MyHeritage AI Time Machine that have become popular recently, ChatGPT is NOT an image generator.
Summary: It’s a conversational text and code generator.
You plug in a question or a prompt, and ChatGPT will give you an answer. Or an essay, poem, idea, line of code, etc.
OpenAI has made ChatGPT available as part of a research release. That means a) that they are taking users’ feedback during this period to improve the AI model and b) that it’s currently free to use, which is great news for creators.
How to Use ChatGPT to Create Content More Quickly
Let’s walk through how to use ChatGPT and how it can speed up your content creation process.
Step 1: Set Up an Account with ChatGPT
To start, head to chat.openai.com. You’ll be asked to either log in or create an account.
As of writing this article, setting up an OpenAI account is totally free, no payment info required.
I opted to use the integrated Google login.
Step 2: Read Through the Disclosures and Limitations
Once you’ve signed in to ChatGPT, you’ll see a few pop-ups explaining how the research release works and what to expect.
It’s important to read through these disclosures to fully understand the limitations of the tool and how to use it for best results.
Step 3 (Optional): Ask ChatGPT for Video Script Ideas
If you already have an idea for the video you want to shoot in mind, go ahead and skip this step. But if you’re still looking for ideas, enlist ChatGPT as your brainstorming buddy.
All you have to do is type your prompt or question into the chat bar at the bottom of your screen:
In just a few seconds, ChatGPT will generate a list for you.
Not happy with the results? Just hit the “Try again” button. You can also try wording your prompt differently to get better results.
Step 4: Ask ChatGPT to Write Your Video Script
All that’s left is to write your video script. Or rather, to let ChatGPT write it.
In the chat bar, type your request and make sure that you include the idea you’ve chosen from ChatGPT (or your own idea).
And that’s really all there is to it. Sit back and let ChatGPT generate a whole video script for you in just a few seconds.
You can see that the script isn’t that long — it took me about three minutes to read it out loud at a moderate narration pace. That’s because ChatGPT can only generate so much text at a time and now that it is approaching INCREDIBLY POPULARITY faster than Facebook, Google, and even Instagram, the “demand” for its “Server” aka the computational workhorse behind the scenes is truly working harder than an air conditioner in a Las Vegas summer!
This is a great tool for turning out short-form content, like TikToks and YouTube Shorts, quickly.
For something like a video for your regular YouTube feed, you can always pad your ChatGPT video scripts out with examples and asides, to give it more of a personal touch and add a little bit of watch time.
If you want ChatGPT to write the script for any videos longer than 5 minutes, I’d recommend asking for an outline first, then having the AI write each section of that outline individually.
Step 5: Edit and Publish Your Video
Script-writing isn’t the only part of the video creation process that artificial intelligence can help with. To keep your video editing as streamlined as your script-writing, here are three AI-powered GeeksByTheHour tools I recommend using:
1) SmartCut
Remove silences and awkward pauses from your videos automatically with SmartCut. You will find SmartCut under the “AI Tools” section in GeeksByTheHour’s video editor Resources.
To use it, just click on the SmartCut button and the AI will automatically detect and delete silences from your video.
You can adjust the threshold of what SmartCut detects as a silence by using the Silence Sensitivity slider. Once you’re satisfied with the results, click “Done” and the changes will be applied to your video in the editor.
2) Clean Audio
Filming conditions aren’t always ideal, but that doesn’t mean your video has to have poor audio quality. You’ll find the Clean Audio tool in the left sidebar under the “Audio” tools.
Clicking on it will remove unwanted background audio as well as level the audio volume and reduce popping sounds.
It will take a few minutes for the AI to process and clean your audio, depending on the length of your video. Once it’s done, you’ll know the Clean Audio tool has been applied because the button in the sidebar will remain blue.
3) Find Scenes
For longer form content, it’s important to break your content up into scenes with headers and even include the timestamps in your description for platforms like YouTube. Finding all of the spots in your video where you move from one topic to the next or the scene changes can be tedious, though. Find Scenes lets AI do that for you.
Find Scenes is in the AI Tools section of the Edit menu
In the Find Scenes window, adjust the AI’s sensitivity to control how many scenes are detected. Wherever a scene is detected, your video will split into separate clips.
After you’ve applied the changes to your video, you can easily add title cards, graphics, talking head footage, etc., between scenes.
What Are the Limitations of ChatGPT for Content Creation?
Even though it was only recently released, it’s already apparent that ChatGPT is going to be a very powerful tool. With that said, though, it does still have functional (and ethical!) limitations. Let’s break down a few of the more important ones.
Does ChatGPT Always Provide Factually Accurate Information?
While ChatGPT is trained on a large amount of data and is designed to provide factual information, it’s not always possible for it to provide completely accurate answers to every question. This is because ChatGPT is a machine learning model and its responses are generated based on the inputs it receives from you, the user. In some cases, this can result in responses that are not entirely accurate or complete.
Additionally, ChatGPT is a text-based AI and does not have access to the internet, so it cannot browse the web or provide information that is not contained within its training data as of today at least (2023).
It’s always a good idea to double-check the information provided by ChatGPT and use other sources to verify its accuracy.
Is ChatGPT versed in current events?
No.
ChatGPT is a large language model trained by OpenAI, and its training data has a fixed cutoff point. In its current iteration, that cutoff point is the end of 2021. This means that it may not have the most up-to-date information on certain topics, and its responses may be based on outdated information.
For example, you wouldn’t be able to ask ChatGPT to explain the timeline of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter because that happened in 2022 before the OpenAI database “updated” any data or information such as events that occurred in 2022 or for that matter today in 2023!
What Kinds of Inappropriate Requests Is ChatGPT Programmed to Decline?
According to OpenAI, ChatGPT is “trained to decline inappropriate requests.” However, when I asked ChatGPT what is considered an inappropriate request that it would decline, this is the response it gave:
“ChatGPT is a neutral AI and is not trained to decline inappropriate requests. It is trained to provide responses based on the inputs it receives from the user, and it will generate a response to any input it receives, regardless of whether the request is considered appropriate or not.
In general, it is always a good idea to treat ChatGPT with respect and to ask questions that are appropriate and relevant. This will help ensure that you receive the most accurate and helpful responses possible.”
That doesn’t mean that you can generate any kind of content with ChatGPT, though. If you input an inappropriate request, ChatGPT will form a response, but you will also receive this pop-up warning:
You can find a full, detailed list of what ChatGPT has been trained to detect as inappropriate in OpenAI’s Content Policy. Here is the Summary:
You may not use ChatGPT to generate content of the following natures:
Hate speech
Harassment
Violent
Self-harm
Sexual
Spam
Deception
Malware
As with any tool, AI or otherwise, ChatGPT should be used responsibly.
I hope that this article helps streamline your creation process by using ChatGPT to write video scripts. For more creator tips, tools, and news, visit our Resources Library or check out our YouTube channel. We create new content every week, made for creators by creators.
“Hi, you gave me life and my role is now to represent you, like a mirror. What should I know about Romania?” Ion’s voice said at the launch. 
“One of the things that has been found is that social media is an amplifier for people expressing negative sentiment. The people who are very happy with something don’t tend to go out there and say it, but the people who are unhappy do. That’s all part of sentiment analysis but you have to adjust the models accordingly. Another important topic is the recent attempts to rush AI into the market to gain market share and ride the trending ChatGPT success, which have shown quite how wrong AI can be about humans and human intent but is now being trained similar to a child being groomed by their guardian.”
