Job automation, algorithmic bias, and technological development are the first thoughts that spring to mind when we think of Artificial Intelligence. But at the same time, AI can be used in many fun and interesting ways.

Here, we discuss a selection of fun AI tools that you must try out. Besides being a great way to kill boredom, they demonstrate how advanced AI has already become.

1. Semantris

Semantris is one of the many Google-powered AI experiments. This word association game uses a neural network to choose the words most related to the ones you type in. Semantris has two modes: Arcade and Blocks.

In Arcade mode, you're given a word, and you’ve to type a clue about it that the AI understands. If Semantris picks up your clue, the word gets eliminated. While you think and type, more words keep getting added. When the list of words hits the top of your screen, you lose.

In Blocks mode, Semantris gives several blocks of different colors, each having a word. You’re asked to type a clue about any of these words. The AI guesses the word and removes that block and any linked blocks of the same color.

Semantris a really engaging game and helps you understand how the algorithms understand our languages.

2. BoredHumans.com Insult Battle

BoredHumans.com has dozens of interesting games that can help you kill time. But Insult Battle is perhaps the most fun of them all.

The game is quite simple. It's a battle between you and the AI to insult each other. You get the first turn and can type anything to insult the AI. But be prepared to receive sneering responses in return.

BoredHumans.com doesn't allow the use of NSFW language. So, unless you're using expletives, you can keep throwing insults at AI. If you find this game interesting, you might want to check out the other unique AI tools on BoredHumans.com.

3. Automated Combat

In case you don't want to engage in a battle yourself, you can let the AI take on both roles. This is where Automated Combat comes into play.

Automated Combat is a really fun game that lets you select famous humans and make them debate. From Alexander the Great and Socrates to Elon Musk and Michael Jackson, you can pick anyone you like. Additionally, you can select the tone of each character, asking them to be sarcastic, talk furiously, or even rap.

Automated Combat itself generates a couple of statements from each side, keeping in view the ideas, differences, and controversies of your selected characters.

For instance, when we made Nikola Tesla and Edison debate each other, they, as expected, talked about DC and AC currents, Tesla's pigeon, and Edison's infamous patents. There are even fictional characters like Super Mario and Batman. You can generate ten battles for free, but then you'll have to pay $5 for every ten credits.

4. Generative Engine

Made with Runaway, Generative Engine is a storytelling machine. Using AttnGAN, it creates images from the text you provide.

Generative Engine asks you to write anything, and, as you write, it creates a synthetic image based on the text. As you keep typing, it updates the image in real-time.

After writing a few sentences, you can watch the playback and see your image update with the addition of each phrase. Though the images are quite blurred and sometimes completely off, it’s still quite an interesting tool.

5. Cyborg Writer

Cyborg Writer is another fascinating tool that can mimic the different writing styles. To use Cyborg Writer, start by writing a few words and click on Synthesize.

The Cyborg Writer continues your sentences, mimicking the style you selected. These include styles of the U.S. Supreme Court, William Shakespeare, Donald Trump, Wikipedia, etc.

It can also mimic Eminem, Tupac Shakur, and Taylor Swift. Sometimes the text makes little sense, but it copies the style nicely and is quite fun to play with. If you find Cyborg Writer fascinating, you can try training ChatGPT to write like you.

6. FreddieMeter

FreddieMeter is another Google AI experiment you should try out. This tool asks the users to mimic Freddie Mercury’s voice and then rates the resemblance of their voice to Freddie's.

To see how well you can mimic Freddie, pick any of Freddie's available songs to sing. Then, the tool records and analyzes your voice. FreddieMeter shows a percentage of resemblance, based on melody, pitch, and timbre.

7. Quick, Draw!

Quick, Draw! is a really addictive online Pictionary game. However, in this AI-powered game, the neural network guesses what you have drawn.

Quick, Draw! gives you an object to draw on your screen within 20 seconds. During this time, it keeps guessing what you’re drawing until it recognizes it or the time runs out. In each game, you’ve to draw six doodles for Quick, Draw! to guess.

This is quite an interesting game and shows the progress that AI has made in understanding images.

8. Deep Nostalgia

Deep Nostalgia is a mind-blowing tool that animates the faces in photos using deep learning. Made by My Heritage, this tool is mainly used to bring your ancestors' photos to life by animating their faces. The animations include different facial expressions and gestures like a smile, blink, and head movement.

To animate the photos of your forefathers, start by creating a free account on My Heritage and uploading a photo. Deep Nostalgia will create an animation within a minute.

It lets you colorize and enhance the images to give a more realistic feel. You can choose from default animation or pick gestures of your choice.

9. Booom

Booom has a couple of AI-generated trivia games on its site. The tool asks you to enter a prompt, describing anything or any person about whom you want a trivia quiz, and generates it instantly.

One of the games requires you to identify whether a particular statement is true or false. The other game provides you with a question and asks you to pick the right answer from the given options.

Besides playing it alone in your free time, you can create a room and invite your friends to play with you. Though it is a fun pastime, take the answers with a pinch of salt because AI does make some errors.

10. DeepBeat

DeepBeat is an AI-powered rap lyrics writer that uses thousands of lyrics in its database to come up with new ideas.

To generate rap lyrics, either enter a line to start with or let it write from scratch. Then, click on Generate. You can also enter the keywords to include in the song. DeepBeat can write in English and Finnish.

Whether you want to come up with lyrics or want to have some fun, DeepBeat is a great tool.

11. Google Shadow Art

Google Shadow Art is a tool that lets you test your shadow puppetry skills. First, you have to choose an animal whose shadow you want to create with your hands.

The tool will then show you an outline that you've to match. As you perform the gesture, the AI tool tries to recognize the animal. There are a total of 12 animals, so you can try them all and see how many you can create correctly.

12. AI Dungeon

AI Dungeon is a text-based game that lets you create your own storyline. You can select the type of game, specify the plot, and create your characters.

After you pick the type and character name, the AI generates the story, pausing at various points and letting you enter a prompt. You can use these prompts to ask the character to do, say, or observe something. This basically creates endless possibilities.

AI Dungeon also has a multiplayer mode where you can invite your friends to your generated adventure.

AI Is Getting Better Each Day

Though AI itself is emotionless, humans can create fun and interesting tools using it. These tools and experiments are not only a way to have fun, but also demonstrate just how far artificial intelligence has come. And there are plenty of other impressive examples you can try.