How people really use AI tools
33 real examples from public posts, newest first. Each links to the original.
Used the invideo Editor timeline agent to build a transition flooding a city with ocean scenes.
Try: Create a transition where the sea rises and floods this city shot
Used HeyGen Avatar and script features to make a first video and asked for feedback.
Try: Make a 45-second intro video for my channel using an avatar: [script]
Making short podcast trailer edits for TikTok and Instagram from a full podcast clip.
Try: Cut this podcast episode into a 30-second trailer with captions
Built a Learn → Practise → Build → Showcase → Monetise plan for prompt engineering.
Try: Create a 30-day plan to learn and monetise [skill], with daily tasks
Used Notion AI to create a job/internship acquisition plan.
Try: Create a 30-day job search plan for a [role] with weekly goals and a tracker
Used ElevenLabs for music and speech in an interactive boot-up sequence, with Claude building a custom tweak panel.
Try: Generate a 20-second sci-fi computer boot-up soundtrack
Turned a simple script into a realistic voiceover for faceless YouTube, Shorts and tutorials.
Try: Turn this tutorial script into a calm, clear voiceover: [script]
Used Midjourney to recreate a childhood memory as a birthday present.
Try: Warm nostalgic photo, two kids on a 1990s back porch at sunset, film grain
Used HeyGen for the audio on a teaser video made with Claude and HyperFrame.
Try: Voice this 20-second website teaser script in a confident tone
Cloned themselves, changed the setting and turned a script into a video without filming again.
Try: Create my avatar, then turn this script into a video set in a bright home office
Used Opus Clip to clip World Cup videos instead of editing manually in CapCut.
Try: Paste a long match highlights video link and pick the most viral-ranked moments
Locked two characters and one location, then gave Agent Two the fight logic.
Try: Create a 30-second fight between these two characters in one location: [describe]
Generated the audio for a promo video because they didn't like their own voice.
Try: Narrate this 30-second product promo script in a friendly, upbeat voice: [script]
Walkthrough of repurposing a single video into TikTok, Reels and Shorts clips.
Try: Upload your longest recent video and export the top 5 clips as 9:16 with captions
Used GitHub Copilot to gather info for reviving Tessel 2 boards; blog post linked.
Try: Summarise this repo's setup steps and list what's outdated for modern Node
Uses Perplexity as a productivity assistant; shares 7 tips that save an hour each morning.
Try: Give me a 5-bullet briefing on today's news in [your industry] with sources
Created a first Zap as part of a 30-day challenge and shared the workflow.
Try: When I star an email in Gmail, create a task in my to-do app
Built a Lagos-themed app with Cursor and Swift, using ElevenLabs for sound effects.
Try: Create a 2-second ambient city street sound effect
Gave a coding agent the ElevenLabs API and had it create all the game's sound.
Try: Generate a short sound effect: retro arcade coin pickup
Reviewed a professional email, fixing grammar and punctuation and clarifying sentences.
Try: Paste your next important email and accept only the clarity suggestions
Created a whole podcast episode about Nigeria vs Ghana vs Senegal vs Cameroon jollof.
Try: Make a two-host podcast episode debating [fun topic]
Used invideo Agent One to direct a full short film from a single creative brief.
Try: Make a 60-second short film from this brief: [brief]
Combined Midjourney with Magnific, Premiere, After Effects and Topaz; workflow shared in the thread.
Try: Moody film still, a figure running through a rain-soaked alley at night, 35mm
Breakdown of building a film about a man in a self-driving convertible with invideo Agent One.
Try: Storyboard and generate a 3-scene story about waking up in a self-driving car
Used ChatGPT to write the prompt and Gemini to generate some of the design.
Try: Generate three mobile UI concepts for a habit-tracking app home screen
Converted a Chinese video into English voice plus subtitles.
Try: Dub this video from Chinese into English and keep the original speaker's tone
Uploaded a full script, characters, locations and style notes to plan a production.
Try: Here's my script and style notes; build a shot list and visual style guide
Created a basketball image in Midjourney, then animated it with Kling.
Try: A cinematic basketball player mid-dunk in a neon-lit arena, 16:9
Wrote the proposal with Claude, made visuals in Midjourney, organised the brief in Notion AI and built the deck in Gamma.
Try: Turn this proposal outline into a 10-slide client pitch deck: [paste outline]
Used ElevenLabs Flows to create a 3D logo effect and animation in under an hour.
Try: Animate my logo with a 3D reveal and a short whoosh sound
Built a client onboarding system, an SOP and a job tracker with Zapier, Forms, Airtable, Notion, Gmail and Slack.
Try: When a Google Form is submitted, add a row to Airtable and send a welcome Gmail
Generated the voiceover for a user-generated-style ad for a travel SaaS.
Try: Read this ad script like a casual creator talking to camera: [script]
Turned a funny idea into a t-shirt design with one prompt.
Try: Angry goose holding a baseball bat — 'Don't Honk With Me' — cartoon t-shirt design