The AI Tool Landscape

Thousands of AI products reduce to a handful of categories. Understanding categories — not chasing every new app — is how professionals stay oriented.

Key Concepts

• Text: chat assistants, writing aids, grammar and translation tools
• Visual: image generation, editing, upscaling, design and presentation builders
• Audio/video: transcription, meeting notes, voice synthesis, video generation
• Knowledge: research assistants with citations, document Q&A, note-taking copilots
• Builders: coding assistants and no-code automation platforms

Try It Yourself

Sort ten AI tools you have heard of into the five categories from this lesson. Note which category has a gap in your current toolkit.