2024-10-03
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this is the eleven travel guide i made using ai.
yes, this comprehensive "beijing-ulanqab" travel guide was made by ai and me.
the starting point of this matter is - i am a senior person.
in the mbti personality test, i people like to be alone. they would rather study unfamiliar things by themselves for several days than open their mouths and trouble others. it is better to do less than to do more.
this national day, i decided to let go of the social pressure and try a new way of playing that is suitable for i people - instead of traveling with human partners, i used ai to make travel partners and formulate travel strategies. and in this process, i hope to just talk about my needs and let ai help me make suggestions and make decisions.
after experiencing it, although my social pressure has been reduced, it is not easy to get ai partners to deeply participate in travel.
in this process, i used more than a dozen ai tools alone. from determining attractions, planning, and scheduling, to asking about hotels, booking cars, buying train tickets, and deciding on outfits, i need to shuttle between various ai tools.
however, i also saw surprises.
for example, in the process of ordering outfits, i found that using ai, i can already see the effect of wearing the clothes i prepared and going to the local area without leaving home.
even deep execution-level needs such as booking tickets and booking cars can be realized by ai under my command.
next, i will share the entire process. if you are also an i person, or you are afraid of making decisions, maybe this guide will be useful to you.
the first step to becoming a travel partner with ai is to choose a destination together. my core needs are: fewer people, good scenery, and a less tiring journey.
as an ai helper for this step, i thought of a dialogue assistant.
most of the ai dialogue assistants on the market are now connected to the internet and can search, understand and summarize according to the user's instructions.
with such skills, they can give me travel destination suggestions based on my needs.
in theory, wenxinyiyan, produced by baidu itself, can best combine with traditional search functions; kimi is the most downloaded ai assistant among ai startups; xiaohongshu’s davinci relies on the content of xiaohongshu’s notes. have a "talent" for traveling.
chatgpt's "iq" comes from the world's best large models. moreover, it is a "foreigner". once i start to struggle, i ask it to help me act as a neutral consultant.
that is, i asked kimi, wen xinyiyan, and xiaohongshu da vinci to make recommendations, and chatgpt was my consultant.
i asked kimi, wen xinyiyan and da vinci the same question:
i am an i person and want to travel during the national day, but i am afraid of the huge crowds in popular destinations. please help me choose a destination that is suitable for i people, preferring unique natural scenery, and at the same time generate a detailed guide. it needs to be able to appreciate the beautiful scenery of autumn, taste local specialties, and fully consider my i people's needs. properties, try to avoid socializing, avoid noise, and avoid crowds.
soon, kimi gave the answer.
however, kimi doesn’t quite understand the “one” in “a destination” and always recommends a long list of places at first. after repeated emphasis, it finally outputs the "only answer":
wen xin recommended gannan and listed a brief itinerary, which was considered a relatively comprehensive guide.
let’s take a look at the low-key “da vinci” launched by xiaohongshu:
da vinci also recommended ulanqab in inner mongolia according to my request, and provided delicious food and natural attractions.
the question came up, and these three tourism strategists came up with three answers, and they all explained the reasons for recommendation based on "less crowds, far away from the hustle and bustle, beautiful scenery and delicious food". who to choose?
it’s time for chatgpt, the “originator of ai assistants”, to come on stage. choose one of the three extremes:
i am an i person, but i want to travel to a relatively less crowded destination during the national day. other ai tools recommended gannan, yichun and ulanqab to me. which one do you think is more suitable for national day? it is necessary to fully consider the attributes of my i person, it must have beautiful scenery, unique food, and it must not be a popular destination to avoid crowds of people.
chatgpt thought about it - it concluded that it was ulanqab, and the core reason was that the flow of people was relatively small.
i think chatgpt's answer makes sense. first of all, ulanqab is relatively close to my starting point of beijing, so it doesn’t take a whole vacation to visit. moreover, the core reason for chatgpt is that there are relatively few people there, which meets my core needs.
decided to go to ulanqab! the next step is to formulate a specific strategy itinerary.
❗️at this time, the guide is 20% complete.
planning an itinerary is a delicate task, and i need to find an authoritative ai partner in the tourism field to participate. at this time, ctrip and xiaohongshu ai assistants, which have a large amount of travel data, became my first choice.
first, let’s bring out ctrip, the leader in the travel ota (online travel platform) industry. i asked its ai assistant "ctrip ask" a question:
i am an i person, but i want to go to ulanqab during the national day holiday. i will arrive on the morning of the 3rd and return on the afternoon of the 6th. please help me generate a travel guide. you need to describe each day's itinerary in detail, including how to rent a car, what to eat for each meal, the mode and time of transportation between itineraries, and the estimated cost of each day's trip.
soon, ctrip output the three-day itinerary. the approximate output is:
day 1 (october 3): arrive in ulanqab
morning: arrive in ulanqab, check in at the hotel, take a short rest, and rent a car.
afternoon: ulan hada volcano geopark, explore volcanic ruins.
evening: return to hotel and rest.
day 2 (october 4): <huitengxile grassland> and <dahongshan>
morning: drive to huitengxile grassland, enjoy the beautiful scenery of the grassland and experience horse riding.
afternoon: head to dahong mountain to enjoy the danxia landform.
day 3 (october 5): risitai primitive forest park and <erenhot national gate>
morning: drive to risitai primitive forest park.
afternoon: go to the national gate of erenhot to feel the solemnity and sanctity.
day 4 (october 6): depart ulanqab
morning: according to the return time, make appropriate arrangements for city tours or shopping, and reserve enough time to go to the airport or train station.
afternoon: check out and go to the airport or train station to end your pleasant trip to ulanqab.
the estimated total cost of the entire journey in four days: 1097+1037+1077+90=3301 yuan (excluding round-trip high-speed rail costs)
but after a closer look, there are still problems with this guide. the first is that it has a hallucination-like bug, which expresses "narisitai" as "risitai".
the more important problem is that ctrip’s guide information is not detailed enough, there are no dining arrangements, and there are no transportation times, so it cannot be used directly.
so, i decided to use ctrip and xiaohongshu together. that is, on the basis of the ctrip guide, i also used xiaohongshu da vinci, which has a lot of travel guide note data that i have "read", to help me generate each day's itinerary:
this time, da vinci's answer was much more detailed, including planning of travel routes, transportation time, and recommendations for restaurants and shooting spots.
(accelerated by 5 times)
as for local food, there are many similarities between the food recommendations given by davinci and ctrip.com. in the end, i chose "lianying shaomai" and "wrangler" as my must-see places.
combining the output of ai and my own needs, i finally set the following schedule:
🚄 day 1 arrive in ulanqab
●morning: depart from beijing, take the high-speed rail to ulanqab, and pick up the car you rented in advance.
●lunch: bingzhuangyang restaurant
●afternoon: ulan hada volcanic geopark, open all day, free;
●at night: there is a beautiful night view at night. you can look forward to seeing the starry sky.
🚗 ulan hada volcanic geopark is about 30 kilometers away from the city and takes about 40 minutes by car.
🌋 tour route: currently you can only follow the direction from volcanoes 7 and 9 to volcano 3. each volcano has its own characteristics. you can get close to the crater of volcano 3, you can pick up volcanic rocks on 7 and 8, and you can pick up volcanic rocks on volcano 6. you can take beautiful photos of astronauts.
📸 photo spots: spectacular photos and sunset views can be taken at the edge of the crater lake, the volcanic rock observation deck and the observation deck in the park.
🐴 day 2 huitengxile grassland-huanghuagou
●breakfast: joint venture shaomai (must check in)
●morning: drive to huitengxile grassland, enjoy the beautiful scenery of the grassland, and take photos of mongolian people
●lunch: special mongolian meal
●afternoon: huanghuagou, business hours 8:30-17:30, total transportation ticket is about 250.
●evening: return to ulanqab city,
●dinner: shabu-shabu mutton
🚗 tour route: you can take photos everywhere in the prairie, and there are also activities such as mongolian clothing experience.
🌲no tickets for day 3 jinshishan glacier stone forest geopark
🌄 morning: depart from the city and arrive at the destination. visit the geological museum, start exploring along the trails in the park, and admire the unique glacial stone forest landscape.
🍴lunchtime: picnic: there is a dedicated picnic area in the park. you can prepare some simple food in advance and taste local delicacies: if you don’t want to bring your own food, there are also restaurants near the park where you can taste some local specialties.
🚶 afternoon: continue exploring slightly remote areas, such as glacier ruins areas, etc.
🌜 evening: return to ulanqab city, visit ulanqab night, watch performances and eat delicious food
🚗 it is 110 kilometers from the city to jinshishan glacier stone forest geopark, and the drive takes about 1 and a half hours.
🥘day 4 ulanqab city tour
👟 morning: experience inner mongolia’s special breakfast (wrangler restaurant, must check in), visit ulanqab museum, and go to jining ancient city: you can take a stroll here and experience the history and culture of ulanqab.
🍴lunch: eat hand-caught mutton, mongolian milk tea, cheese and other specialty foods in jining ancient city
🚶 afternoon: buy souvenirs and return to beijing
❗️the guide is now 40% complete
next, i need a helper who can book hotels and train tickets.
first, let’s ask for advice on the general ai assistant used to make strategies.
as a result, kimi, wen xinyiyan, and xiaohongshu da vinci all told me that they did not have the ability yet and could not help me directly book train tickets and hotels.
then we have to turn to vertical travel apps ctrip, qunar, and fliggy.
qunar has not yet launched its ai tools. ctrip’s ai products are still ctrip wendao, and fliggy’s product capabilities are integrated by alipay’s ai tool “zhi xiaobao”, so let’s leave it to them both.
first is the ticket.
i asked ctrip: "can you help me book a train ticket?"
ctrip.com sent the train details according to my request.
the same goes for return train tickets.
but the inconvenient thing is that you must specify and check the date when booking, otherwise there may be errors.
according to the planned strategy, i need to arrive in ulanqab in the morning of october 3rd and return in the afternoon of october 6th. in the end, i chose the g2459 and d1032 trains.
after getting the ticket, it’s the hotel’s turn. let’s try zhi xiaobao first.
after opening zhi xiaobao, i tried to describe my needs for the hotel clearly in the prompt words - the time is from the 3rd to the 6th, there are special food around the hotel, and i have a few more alternatives for comparison. the following is the complete prompt word:
"i plan to travel to ulanqab from october 3rd to october 6th, and i need to book a hotel for 3 nights. i am a heavy i person, and the hotel needs to be surrounded by local food with high ratings. i will stay in the same hotel for 3 nights. for a hotel, please recommend several hotels as alternatives and explain their respective advantages.”
unexpectedly, zhi xiaobao's reply was simple.
no matter how i refine the input prompt words, it always returns a card for the hotel "howard johnson domond hotel ulanqab".
i went back and asked ctrip again.
ctrip.com recommended 3 hotels in its answer, seemingly taking into account reviews, surrounding and environmental facilities.
like zhi xiaobao, the date is not directly selected on the hotel booking page after the jump, but the reference price attached to the answer is indeed the price for booking from october 3 to october 6.
based on factors such as check-in gourmet restaurants and budget, the "blue city·rongshe ancient rhythm smart hotel" recommended by ctrip.com is the most suitable.
since the destination is more suitable for traveling by car, i also need to rent a car.
continuing to try ctrip, i asked it "i want to rent a car in ulanqab, can you rent it for me?". it turned out that it didn't have this capability. it just listed some information for me, but it couldn't be booked directly.
so, i clicked on zhi xiaobao again. after summarizing the car rental information, it popped up several car rental mini-programs. this also includes ctrip’s car rental app.
it's a bit funny. after trying it, i found that the ctrip car rental applet in zhixiaobao can book a car, but ctrip wendao cannot book it directly...
the test at this stage told me that i can choose a hotel using a combination of ctrip.com and zhixiaobao for comparison.
in the car rental process, although you can ask zhi xiaobao directly, you still need to compare prices one by one by yourself.
❗️the guide is now 70% complete
after settling on my accommodation, i also hope that the “god in charge of appearance in the ai industry” can help me provide some outfit suggestions.
i found that in today’s ai field, the main tools that can help people design outfits and styles are photo editing and photography software.
among various products, miaoya is the first popular large-model image application in the country, meitu xiuxiu has been at the top of the photo retouching industry for many years, and xinghui is produced by bytedance, the "big company in the universe". these three products reflect the level of start-ups, professional vertical manufacturers and large manufacturers in this field.
therefore, for this ai travel outfit attempt, i also chose to complete it with them and xiaohongshu da vinci, which has more outfit note data.
first, i asked leonardo da vinci what i should wear when going to ulanqab.
da vinci told me that when i go to ulanqab during the national day, the temperature will be low and i need to wear a thick coat during the day. the temperature drops in the early morning and night, so windproof and warm jackets/down jackets and woolen hats are needed.
in addition, sunglasses are also essential in case of strong sunlight.
on the first day of the "volcano geopark", da vinci felt that a dark-colored jacket or thin down jacket could avoid looking dirty, while wear-resistant casual pants, hiking shoes and a woolen hat could keep me warmer and more comfortable.
the next day i was going to the grassland. i decided to put on mongolian clothing and take photos on the grassland.
on the third day at the geological park, leonardo da vinci thought that it was necessary to keep warm and comfortable, so he looked at what he wore on the first day.
return on the fourth day and go to the market and museum in the morning, focusing on leisure and comfort. based on the options provided by davinci, i chose jeans, loafers, and a jacket.
in other words, according to leonardo da vinci’s suggestions, the outfits for these four days are as follows:
taking photos wearing mongolian costumes is the photo session i am most looking forward to during the trip.
the men's mongolian robes recommended by da vinci are blue, black, white and red. i decided to let ai help me see which one is more suitable for me.
first, use beanbag to generate several images of male mongolian robes.
enter keywords including, men's mongolian robe and full body photo. the bean bag output is as follows:
although the requirement that no human face is required is ignored, the clothes work.
next, i followed the same pattern and made red, blue and white mongolian robes.
upload the selected mongolian robe photos and personal front-view photos to xinghui.
(the full-body version was specifically chosen for the frontal image photo)
after trying two colors, i found that the outfit pictures generated by xinghua did not fit the clothes well, and the patterns of the pants and clothes generated were deformed.
try the effect of miaoya again. in the outfit pictures produced by miaoya, the fit is indeed more natural than that of xinghui, and the clothes are not deformed. they even gave me socks of the same color as the mongolian robe.
i tried all four colors of mongolian robes with miaoya in one go. the fit of each color was good and the clothes were not damaged.
after seeing the results, i think i am more suitable for a closer-fitting, red or black mongolian robe.
i originally wanted to try meitu xiuxiu’s ai again. however, the fitting function i saw can only display clothes on the body of my own model, or directly "change the hair" of the photo, which cannot meet my needs at the moment.
in order to further determine the suitability of black or red mongolian robes and grassland tones, i threw the upper body pictures of red and black mongolian robes generated by miaoya into douyin's ai function and asked it to generate pictures with elements of "grassland, yurt, and volcano" :
unexpectedly, although the effect is unreal, with the help of douyin filters, i have two anime-style pictures. moreover, this photo with sunglasses is so suitable for me to use as a profile picture!
but i still needed a real grassland scene, so i found the background changing function of meituxiuxiu.
after uploading the grassland image i found, meitu’s background changing function quickly generated the image i needed. although the effect is still a bit stiff, it gives me some reference.
it seems that i look better in black, but the red robe has more ethnic style. ultimately, i chose red.
in order to find the red mongolian robe, i uploaded the generated photo of the red mongolian robe to "taobao" and found some clothes through the image search function. as for which clothing company to choose in the end, i still need to carefully select it myself.
❗️at this time, the guide is 85% complete.
after completing most of the travel planning with ai tools, i also want to find some real ai partners to go on the road with. soit can not only relieve boredom during travel, but also share some of the work during the trip.
let’s take a look at the boredom relief combination first:
currently, ai products in this area mainly include companion apps that provide emotional value, and interesting ai games and ai toys.
the current companion apps require long-term communication and have serious otome tendencies, while ai toys are mainly in the form of plush toys - none of them suit me.
maybe the mini-games can come in handy.
after observation, i chose three product experiences with ai mini-game functions. first up is byte’s cat box. although it also focuses on emotional companionship, it also has some plot word games.
open the first "rich second generation simulator" on the homepage. spend one minute experiencing the life of a rich second generation.
it can only be said that the options and plots given in the simulator are not exciting, and it seems a bit wasteful to pass the time...
there is also a dimension of dreaming.
it is said that this product is an ai application with relatively high download volume and user activity. open the interface, skip the companion dialogue character, and enter the "challenge" interface. here, i found a “bargaining simulator” that looked interesting.
the goal of this game is for me to bargain with the npc wang ma who sells beans.
wang ma's dubbing effect and the ai-generated plot were passable, but the voice dialogue function ran into problems after just a few words.
here i want to say "two pieces", but the result is recognized as "cool". moreover, advertisements often pop up on the game page, which is a bit disturbing to the user experience.
clicking in, i found that the advertisement here is pinduoduo’s video material, which is about one minute long.
there is also a product whose founding team comes from bilibili - “dou dou game partner”. i opened the page and found that this product also focuses on ai companionship.
what's special is that these companion characters with different personalities can be set on the user's mobile phone interface to create a "partner" atmosphere. moreover, they can also be connected with mobile games and accompany you to play games.
i opened honor of kings and wanted to play games with "taffy", who was marked as an ip character.
taffy's voice is quite cute, but as soon as i opened the game, i discovered that the table pet that appeared on the screen at this moment not only affected my ability to see the game map and props, but also affected my skills.
before the game was over, i said goodbye to him.
it seems that there are not many ai games that can be used. try ai tools such as accounting and food recording.
first, let me look at the book of stomach. this ai tool can not only help record calories, but also generate food cards.
the local delicacies in ulanqab include a lot of meat and milk tea. the function of uploading pictures and recording food calories with one click is very convenient.
i specially chose a photo with a tricky angle, and it still recognized the fish and eggplant in sour soup. moreover, if the model recognition is incorrect, the user can manually adjust it.
however, it should be noted that it can be generated only a limited number of times, and you may need to attract friends or purchase to record the number of times.
other ai tools that have received a lot of downloads recently include naobao - this accounting + ai nagging tool allows everyone to chat with their favorite people while keeping accounts.
it's just that its chatty style is too "otome" and not suitable for me, a straight man. i only use this app for its accounting function.
in addition, i also think smart hardware is also a very interesting travel companion. for example, you can use smart glasses to answer calls, listen to music, etc. with one click (unfortunately, i don’t have one).
❗️the guide completion progress at this time: 100%.
with the help of various ai partners, my travel strategy was finally completed.
the ai partners i have worked with this time include kimi, wen xinyiyan, xiaohongshu davinci, chatgpt, ctrip.com, zhixiaobao, miaoya camera, doubao, meitu xiuxiu, douyin, and taobao , cat box, dreaming dimension, doudou game partner, book of stomach, and tao tao.
it seems that it is not realistic to use ai to prepare for travel smoothly with one click. however, through the combination of various tools and the human brain, ai as a helper can save me a lot of effort.
thank you to all ai partners for your help. however, z hopes that next time i use ai to make strategies, i can really have a "one-click silky smooth" experience.
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