The other day, I stumbled onto a Google Arts & Culture experiment called Say What You See, and it got me thinking. On the surface, it’s just a quirky little game where you try to describe an AI-generated image well enough for the system to recognize your description. But underneath? It’s training for one of the most overlooked skills in today’s AI-driven world: learning to speak the language of machines.
Here’s how it works: the game flashes you an image (maybe something abstract, maybe a surreal remix of famous art). Your job is to type what you see. If your description is specific and accurate enough, you pass the level. Too vague or too off-track, and you’re out of luck. Three tries, and then you move on.
Sounds simple. But after playing a few rounds, you start to realize what it’s really testing: your ability to notice details and articulate them clearly. Instead of just writing “a city street”, you find yourself adding, “a rainy city street at night with neon reflections on the pavement.” The more precise you are, the closer the AI gets to recreating the same mental picture.
Now, why should you care about that if you’re not an artist or a coder?
Because clarity in describing visuals is already becoming a cornerstone skill in many industries- real estate included. Whether you’re prompting AI tools to stage a living room virtually, generating social media graphics, or even asking an AI assistant to build a marketing draft, your results only come out as good as your inputs.
Good prompt → strong output.Vague prompt → disappointment
The parallels hit me right away. In real estate, we’re always translating what we see into something our clients can understand: the sunlight through a south-facing window, the flow of an open-concept kitchen, or the quiet calm of a cul-de-sac. Those details matter, both in conversations and in the way we use tech to share a property’s story.
Playing around with “Say What You See” is like practicing that muscle, but in a sandbox. It’s low stakes, fun, and a little humbling when you realize how generic your first instincts can be. More importantly, it teaches you how AI interprets language- which is exactly what will separate the people who get value out of these tools from the people who don’t
So, the next time you’ve got ten minutes to kill, try it out. Don’t think of it as a game. Think of it as sharpening your ability to turn perception into precision. And in a world where AI is becoming another layer of our toolkit, that’s not just a neat party trick- it’s a professional advantage. Once again, here is the link -
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