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Key Takeaways
- The session was a live workshop under the "Techstravaganza" series, focused on AI tools for productivity and creativity, hosted by Siena and Ali.
- Three AI assistants were compared: Google Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity, across tasks including PDF text extraction, document summarization, file conversion to RTF, and song generation.
- ChatGPT performed best at verbatim text extraction and RTF conversion; Gemini required more specific prompting but ultimately delivered clean results; Perplexity struggled with text extraction and flagged AI-generated lyrics as copyrighted.
- Gemini (paid plan) successfully generated a full-length country song with audio from AI-generated lyrics.
- An open discussion covered accessibility issues with VoiceOver on macOS, iOS 26 Hey Siri setup problems, Windows laptop recommendations, Chrome not launching on Windows, and the Mac vs. Windows debate for screen reader users.
- Upcoming sessions include a Techstravaganza Extra on accessible games (Dice World and Quentin C's Game Room) and a future afternoon session on Meta glasses.
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