Disco AI Utilities

What This Does

You’ll speed up daily tasks and generate valuable content using Disco AI Utilities, a toolkit of AI-powered tools that support content creation, insights, and operations.

What To Know First

  • Admin access required for full functionality
  • Some tools are available to product managers and instructors
  • Content quality depends on up-to-date and relevant inputs

How to use Disco AI Utilities

The AI Utilities group includes several tools that embed intelligent support throughout your workflow. Here’s how each one works.

Image Generator

Create visuals from any prompt. To generate an image:

  1. Go to the Image Generator tool
  2. Enter a description like "A mountain landscape at sunset"
  3. Click Generate
  4. Review the image and download or insert it into your content

This helps you quickly add relevant visuals to your lessons or posts. Learn more here.

Quiz Generator

This tool builds assessments based on your existing content. To use it:

  1. Choose a lesson or module
  2. Click Generate Quiz
  3. Review and edit the suggested questions

You’ll get a draft quiz with multiple question types, ready to use or refine. Learn more here.

Write with AI

Jumpstart your writing with a simple prompt. To use it:

  1. Type “/**” in any post or message editor
  2. Enter your prompt, like "Write an intro for a sales training module"
  3. Click Generate
  4. Edit and insert the content

This helps you move from idea to first draft faster. Learn more here.

Time Estimates

Estimate how long a learner might spend on your content. To generate time estimates:

  1. Open lesson, module, or curriculum settings
  2. View the AI-generated time prediction based on content length and type

This helps you manage pacing and expectations for learners.

Video Transcription, Chapters & Summaries

Automatically process videos to make them more accessible and useful.

To use:

  1. Upload a video file
  2. Click Generate Video Assets with AI
  3. The system generates a transcript, breaks it into chapters, and creates a summary

This saves time and improves video usability. Learn more here.

Suggested Actions from Reports

Get actionable recommendations based on product usage data.

To access:

  1. Go to Admin Area > Insights > Products
  2. Review suggested actions at the top of the page

These suggestions help you respond to learner behavior quickly.

Community Description

Generate a summary description of your community.

To use it:

  1. Go to Admin > General Settings
  2. Scroll to description section and click the Write with AI
  3. Review and edit the generated description

This gives you a quick starting point for describing your community to new members.

Common Questions

Can learners tell content was generated by AI?
No. Only admins and editors can see generation details.

Can I edit content after it’s created?
Yes. You can revise any AI-generated content before publishing.

Who can use these tools?
Admins have full access to all Disco AI utilities. Product managers and instructors can use:

  • Image Generator
  • Quiz Generator
  • Write with AI
  • Time Estimates
  • Video Transcription, Chapters & Summaries