5 Ways to Use Generative AI You Have Probably Never Heard of

For most Nigerians, they find the joys of Artificial Intelligence in crafting emails, producing near-realistic images, and getting their questions answered. But there are more ways to use generative AI than that. This technology is opening up new opportunities for business, personal growth, and even side hustles, if you know how to use it.

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If you’re wondering, here are 5 things you can do with AI as a Nigerian.

Turn WhatsApp Conversations into Mini-Ebooks for Sale

Nigerians use WhatsApp a lot. There are communities on the app that exist around topics like relationships, business, parenting, and faith. You can use generative AI to convert group discussions into neatly organised ebooks.

Here’s an example: a WhatsApp group on agriculture could be turned into a short guidebook on “How to Start a Small Poultry Business in Nigeria.” Once polished by AI, you can sell it on Selar, Amazon KDP, or directly within the group.

Create Local Language Learning Apps

Most language apps don’t teach Nigerian languages like Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Efik, or Kanuri. This is an open field that enterprising Nigerians can take advantage of. You can train custom lessons, quizzes, and pronunciation guides in local languages.

Imagine a simple app where a Lagos-based parent can help their kids learn Igbo in a fun way, or a Hausa trader could learn Basic English phrases for customers. It’s a vast arena of unexplored opportunities. If you’re passionate about preserving culture, AI could help you do it, while enabling you to earn from this preoccupation.

Generate Business Proposals with Local Relevance

Small businesses (like POS agents, food vendors, and transport operators) struggle to win small grants or loans because they don’t know how to write decent business proposals. This is a problem that you can solve with generative AI. Using it as an aid, you can create customised proposals with realistic Nigerian market data, cultural context, and cost estimates.

You may then sell this as a service and make money from it, especially since grant competitions are becoming popular.

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Automate Scriptwriting for Skits and Films

The skit and Nollywood industries are booming, but the people who write the scripts for their video content are sometimes stretched. If you’re one such writer, or you’re just starting out with scriptwriting for this sort of content, you can use AI to produce dialogue-heavy scripts in pidgin or local slang. If you’re great at prompting these tools, you can even make them produce content that Nigerians would find humorous.

TikTok and Instagram skit makers can use this to put out interesting and funny scripts more consistently. For bigger projects, filmmakers may use AI to generate several storyline options quickly before refining the best one.

Build Community-Specific Newsletters

There’s plenty of interest in niche news these days (campus gist, crypto updates, local politics, etc.). If you’re up to it, you could create content for your subject-specific newsletter by pulling from online news sources, summarising them in plain Nigerian English or pidgin, and formatting them into email-ready content.

You can then monetise through sponsorships, ads, or premium subscriptions. That’s a potential extra source of income for you.

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Final Words

The ideas we’ve shared here (unique ways to use generative AI) are hardly exhaustive; AI can be a superb tool for business growth and cultural preservation. You just need to think beyond the obvious and apply the ideas you find to local contexts.

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