Presenter: Derrick Cogburn (AI in Teaching & Research Faculty Fellow, CTRL and Professor, KSB | Information Technology & Analytics / SIS | Environment, Development & Health)
As artificial intelligence in general, and Generative AI (GenAI) tools in particular, continue to develop at a breakneck pace, getting the most out of these tools remains a challenge for most. Prompt engineering, or the process of designing, developing, and using appropriate inputs to these models to get the most out of them, is paramount. In this workshop you will build your knowledge of artificial intelligence by exploring large language models, and the machine learning and deep learning techniques and technologies that drive them. We will then introduce you to the concept of the transformer which in 2017 led to the development of the Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT) that fuel ChatGPT and similar GenAI tools. We will introduce you to a range of GenAI tools that enable you to harness the power of these LLMs via a graphical user interface (GUI), including NotebookLM, AI Studio, LearnLM, and the better known chatbots such as Claude, Copilot, and ChatGPT. The workshop includes an interactive hands-on workshop to develop and practice effective prompts for you to get the most out of diverse GenAI tools.
