This practical "bootcamp" on the use of ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the workplace is designed to equip professionals with a deep understanding of artificial intelligence and its use for workplace efficiency, productivity, and professional development. It can be for general staff training, for individuals wanting to be an AI specialist in their workplace, for those looking to advance their careers, or for solo entrepreneurs.
AI, particularly "generative AI" such as ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs), offers powerful tools that can significantly enhance work processes, creative output, and professional achievement. In the bootcamp we will focus on the technical and practical aspects of AI, providing participants with a solid foundation in understanding how LLMs and AI tools work and how to use them effectively for a variety of professional tasks.
Participants will learn how to improve written communication, deepen subject knowledge, acquire new skills, personalize professional training plans, and set goals. We will also spend time outlining ethical, privacy, and copyright guidelines that are important for business use of AI. Participants also have access to over three hours of recorded walkthroughs and tutorials, plus prompt engineering examples and custom GPT instruction documents.
"The development of AI... will change the way people work, learn, travel, get health care, and communicate with each other. Entire industries will reorient around it. Businesses will distinguish themselves by how well they use it."
- Bill Gates
"Over time, AI... will touch every sector, every industry, every business function, and significantly change the way we live and work."
- Google CEO, Sundar Pichai
"AI is placing tools of unprecedented power, flexibility, and even personalization into everyone's hands, requiring little more than natural language to operate. They'll assist us in many parts of our lives, taking on the role of superpowered collaborators."
- Silvio Savarese, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist at Salesforce AI Research
"AI is not just another technology. It's a new way of thinking about problem-solving. It's a tool that can help us augment our own intelligence and creativity, allowing us to tackle complex challenges with greater speed and precision than ever before."
- Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Participants in this bootcamp will receive training on how to:
- Understand the fundamentals of AI, particularly LLMs like ChatGPT
- Critically evaluate AI's capabilities and limitations
- Select and use particular AI tools depending on the tasks and desired outcomes
- Craft effective prompts to get the most out of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
- Collaborate effectively with AI tools
- Develop business plans, vision statements, professional training, and product designs with AI assistance
- Draft effective emails, project descriptions, and grant proposals
- Create budget proposals, project reports, and administrative forms
- Analyze user data, identify trends, enhance processes, and create data visualizations
- Use AI to acquire new skills, identify specific and relevant learning opportunities, and personalize professional development plans
- Navigate AI's potential risks and understand important ethical issues
- Use AI to support a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning.
OVERVIEW AND SCHEDULE:
The three one-hour sessions will include Q&A time which may go beyond the hour. All sessions can be attended live and will be fully recorded for later (non-expiring) review or in case you cannot attend any or all of the sessions live.
SESSION 1
FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2024, 2:00 - 3:00 PM US-EASTERN TIME: "The Basics: An Overview Of ChatPT, LLMs, And AI"
- INTRODUCTION TO AI
- Why AI Represents Such A Significant Moment In Human History
- How AI Likely To Have A Dramatic Impact On Many, If Not Most, Of Our Professional Activities
- An Overview Of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, “Generative AI,” Large Language Models (LLMs), And The Larger AI Landscape
- Why AI Productivity Enhancement Has Become a Reality So Suddenly
- GENERATIVE AI TOOLS OVERVIEW
- Text, Image, Music, Speech, and Video Generators
- CHATGPT AND LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS (LLMs)
- How LLMs Actually Work And Their Capabilities And Strengths
- The Different LLM Tools: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, and Others
- The Limitations Of LLMs That Are Important To Understand
- Customizing ChatGPT Interactions To Specific Needs, And Preferences
- ChatGPT-4o and What Is Coming
- AN LLM PROMPTING TUTORIAL
- Drill-Down: Getting the Most Out of ChatGPT and LLMs: from Crafting Good "Prompts" to Expert Techniques
- CUSTOM GPTS, AGENTS, AND WORKFLOWS
- CustomGPTs
- Walk-throughs and Tutorials
SESSION 2
FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2024, 2:00 - 3:00 PM US-EASTERN TIME: "Professional Productivity With AI"
- INTRODUCTION
- The Importance Of Individual Professional Productivity
- Impacts Of AI On Individual Productivity
- AI Literacy
- Communication, Data Analysis, And Business Administration
- PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND CREATIVE OUTPUT
- Emails And Written Communication: Style, Tone, Writing Help, Proofreading, and Translation
- Blog Posts, Articles, And Advertisements: Analyzing, Customizing, and Personalizing
- Meeting Preparation, Notes, Project Descriptions
- Product Design: Research, Feedback, and Opportunities
- Budget and Grant Proposals: Formatting, Customizing, and Systematizing
- Project Reports
- Procedural Documents And Administrative Forms
- PERSONAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY
- Enhancing Work Processes: Analyzing, Organizing, and Systematizing.
- Task Automation: Pluses and Minuses
- AI Agents
- Automation vs. collaboration
- Consumption vs. integration
- PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
- ChatGPT For Personalized Topic-Specific Inquiry, Deep Learning, And Expanding Subject-Matter Expertise
- ChatGPT To Acquire New Skills, Identify Relevant Learning Opportunities, and Improve Contributions
- Building Personalized Learning And Professional Development Plans
- Goal Setting, Competence, and Mastery
- Developing Structured AI Training And Professional Development
- Building A Culture Of Innovation And Continuous Learning
- Inspiring Creativity, Fostering A Culture Of Experimentation, And Driving Continuous Improvement
- DATA ANALYSIS AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Analyzing User Data, Data Summaries, and Data Visualization
- Identify Trends and User Preferences
- Enhancing Processes
- Developing And Managing Resources
SESSION 3
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2024, 2:00 - 3:00 PM US-EASTERN TIME: "ChatGPT and AI for Business Development And Training"
- INTRODUCTION
- WHEN, WHEN NOT, AND HOW TO USE AI
- An AI Literacy Framework
- AI Feasibility
- Appropriate AI Tool Selection: Goals, Functions, Knowledge, Time, and Audience
- Multimodal Tools and Workflows: One Tool Versus Multiple Tools
- ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Responsible AI Use
- Access, Accessibility, And Equity: Challenges And Opportunities
- Privacy Risks And Considerations: Data Collection, Potential Harms, Education, Transparency, and Accountability.
- Copyright Law And AI: Inputs and Outputs, Fair Use, and Best Practices
- Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation
- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
- Business Plans, Vision and Mission Statements, and Goals and Objectives
- Product Templates and Designs
- Obtaining and Analyzing Feedback
- STAFF TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
- How AI Will Change Training
- Developing Structured Training, Professional Development, and Collaborative Learning
- Supporting A Culture Of Innovation, Experimentation, And Continuous Learning
- Guidelines For Creating Custom AI Tools
- Providing And Structuring Tool System Prompts: Goals, Preferences, Strategies, and Design
- YOUR AI IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Implementation Teams
- Innovation Versus Practicality
- Management Decisions
- AI AND THE FUTURE OF WORK
- AI Knowledge And Career Success
- Evaluating Commons AI Fears and Reasonable Concerns
- Cautious Optimism and Learning to Collaborate with AI
- The AI Revolution