Ideas to Apps, lesson 3: "Leveling Up"
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“Using an AI to build an app doesn’t automatically mean that the app has AI in it…”
Clarifies that AI-generated code doesn't inherently contain live AI functionality. Introduces the concept of adding intelligence to apps through APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).
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Reminds viewers of the app's current structure (header, sidebar, input, button).
States the goal of making the app smarter and more interactive.
Demonstrates instructing the AI to construct the app so that user input leads to follow-up questions.
Explains that while AI helps write the code, the generated app itself doesn't inherently contain live AI. The questions the app makes to the user are fixed like in a printed form.
Explains further that to have the app ask tailored follow-up questions, it needs an ongoing connection to an AI.
Introduces the concept of an API (Application Programming Interface), defining them as a way for apps to talk to other services.
Explains how the app can use an API to send user input to an AI and receive intelligent replies, which enables the app to act as a thinking partner that adapts based on the instructions given and the user's input. (The practicalities of building an API connection are deferred to the next lesson.)
Recaps the progression from a basic UI to follow-up questions and finally to the concept of using an API for live AI interaction.
