AI Bits & Pieces is growing, one curious mind at a time. We’re continuing to build the foundation to create a fun and easy-going place to learn about AI. No pressure. No Judgement. Just progress at your own pace. ✨ What Makes It Special A community built on curiosity, encouragement, and shared discovery. Each post and classroom course adds a new piece to your AI foundation: - Simple insights. - Real examples. - New insights and discoveries. 🚀 What’s Ahead With 200 members strong, expect: - More short, self-paced lessons - Some amazing Community Spotlights - Deeper dives into AI prompt-based technology - More of the "Daily Dose" and “Out of the Box” series All designed in small steps that add up to big understanding! 💡 The Takeaway - We’re building something lasting AI Bits & Pieces is a place where no one learning AI needs to feel intimidated — you can grow at your own pace, have fun along the way, and connect with people who share a genuine interest in AI. Thank you for your support and collaboration. Sincerely, @Michael Wacht Founder and Creator, AI Bits and Pieces — a safe, easy-going space to explore AI together.

Welcome to the Out of the Box series — where I explore what can be built with no-code and low-code AI tools in 60 minutes or less. No manuals. No tutorials. Just curiosity and creation in motion. 🧩 App: Sora 2 by OpenAI 🕒 Time: Under 60 Minutes 📂 Category: AI Video Creation / Presenter Avatar 🎥 What Is Sora 2? An AI video generation platform that transforms a simple text prompt into lifelike, cinematic scenes — complete with movement, lighting, and personality. It’s like having a film crew, actor, and editor… all powered by one prompt. ⚙️ What I Did Out of the Box I continued to experiment with Sora 2 by starting with random food pictures I have recently taken while on a business trip. The opening frame is the original picture. Started with a Picture of Pizza 1 https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_6908b5f9c3048191ae35ef577ebdd167 Started with a Picture of Picture of Sushi Dinner https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_6908b600a6dc8191a65cd59c41e31bb4 Started with a Picture of Picture of Glass of Beer and Diet Coke https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_69065afd92988191a33cd865827a7c30 In one take, for each picture, Sora 2 produced a series of realistic videos, with obvious flaws. However, considering this is "out of the box" with no refinement, no studio, no lights, no post-production. 🔥 Why It Matters This isn’t a pre-rendered template or cartoon avatar. It’s a series of real-life pictures that came to life — a glimpse of how personal content creation is being reinvented by generative video. 💡 Result: A complete “picture-to-video” series, rendered straight from prompts in Sora 2, iPhone app — all in under 60 minutes. ⚡ Takeaway Sora 2 collapses the gap between idea → execution. If you can upload a picture and describe the scene, you can direct it. The question is no longer can AI make your video — it’s how personal do you want it to feel?

Welcome to the Out of The Box Series — where I test how far curiosity and AI can take you in 30, 60, or 90 minutes, using today’s best no-code and low-code tools. No setup. No training. Just pure exploration — right out of the box. 🎬 This Episode: HeyGen 🕒 Time Limit: 30 Minutes 📂 Category: AI Video Creation 💡 What I Built in 30 Minutes: Using just one photo of me standing in front of a fireplace, a short script and HeyGen’s Create Video feature, I generated a full talking video in under 30 minutes. Click to View HeyGen Video Using My Photo: https://app.heygen.com/guest/videos/4c96c4ece65c40a787276b9e08ed5161 What is HeyGen? HeyGen is an AI video generation platform that turns a photo or default avatar, and a text script into lifelike talking videos. You can create avatars, clone voices, and translate your message — all in minutes, no camera or video equipment required. Settings Used: I left everything on default settings, selected the “Calm and Warm” tone setting, and let HeyGen do the rest. Prompt Used: “Created a short, professional 40-second video introducing myself and the Out of The Box Series in a calm, confident tone.” 🚀 Result: A clean, natural-looking AI video — smooth delivery, great lighting, and surprisingly realistic motion. No filming. No editing. This is what out of the box really looks like. Just one photo, one prompt, and 30 minutes. Interested in HeyGen? Use this link to Sign up and/or subscribe to HeyGen and support this community to keep beginner content free to new members. HeyGen Link: https://www.heygen.com/invite/7FFDTETE Have a blessed and creative AI day! @Michael Wacht

In every Classroom term-centric course, a Smash-Up is provided for every five terms. A Smash Up is a recap lesson where we connect several AI terms into one big idea — showing how they work together in practice. Think of it as a highlight reel for your AI learning. This lesson is all about the building blocks of AI — what it is, the models behind it, and how we start talking to it. For this example, we smash up Terms 1–5. Here’s how they connect! 🟦 AI Artificial Intelligence is the umbrella — teaching computers to act smart.🔧 In practice: Think of AI as the “smart helper” built into your tech. 🟩 Large Language Model (LLM) A type of AI trained on massive amounts of text to understand and generate language. 🔧 In practice: The LLM is the engine that powers the smart helper. 🟨 GPT Generative Pre-trained Transformer — the specific type of LLM powering ChatGPT. 🔧 In practice: GPT is the engine design — specialized for predicting and generating words. 🟧 ChatGPT The chatbot application built on top of GPT. 🔧 In practice: ChatGPT is the car you drive, powered by the GPT engine. 🟥 Prompt The instruction you give to ChatGPT to get an answer. 🔧 In practice: Your prompt is the steering wheel — guiding where the car goes. 🔄 The Flow in Action AI → the big field LLM → the type of model GPT → the specific engine ChatGPT → the tool you use Prompt → the way you drive it That’s the foundation of AI in plain English — the what, the how, the tool, and the way you interact with it. To see this in action, simply click on Classroom in the top menu.

Welcome to the Out of the Box series — where I explore what can be built with no-code and low-code AI tools in 30 minutes or less. No manuals. No tutorials. Just curiosity and creation in motion. 🧩 App: Sora 2 by OpenAI 🕒 Time: Under 30 Minutes 📂 Category: AI Video Creation / Presenter Avatar 🎥 What Is Sora 2? An AI video generation platform that transforms a simple text prompt into lifelike, cinematic scenes — complete with movement, lighting, and personality. It’s like having a film crew, actor, and editor… all powered by one prompt. ⚙️ What I Did Out of the Box I asked Sora 2 to generate a presenter explaining how the very video you’re watching was made — in Sora 2 — in under 30 minutes. Prompt used: “Create a person [characteristics] in front of a fireplace that is explaining how the video you are watching was made using Sora 2 in under 30 minutes.” In one take, Sora 2 produced a realistic host, warm fireplace ambiance, and smooth camera motion — no studio, no lights, no post-production. Video 1: https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_690503f093c881919b09e8bf10cf477c Video 2: https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_690503cf2218819191d7b3a4a06dbdcd 🔥 Why It Matters This isn’t a pre-rendered template or cartoon avatar. It’s an on-demand presenter that looks, speaks, and gestures naturally — a glimpse of how personal content creation is being reinvented by generative video. 💡 Result: A complete “talking-to-camera” scene, rendered straight from imagination to screen — all in under 30 minutes. ⚡ Takeaway Sora 2 collapses the gap between idea → execution. If you can describe the scene, you can direct it. The question is no longer can AI make your video — it’s how personal do you want it to feel?