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The AI Revolution — Understanding Generative AI

  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI
  • Distinguishing Generative AI from traditional AI paradigms
  • High-level overview of how Generative AI functions
  • Overview of common capabilities and applications of Generative AI
  • Illustrative examples of AI-generated text, images, code, and other content
  • The impact of Generative AI on workplace productivity
  • Recognising opportunities to integrate AI into everyday workflows
  • Practical exercise: Exploring the capabilities of Generative AI

Practical Prompting and AI Use Cases

  • Introduction to prompt engineering
  • Deconstructing the anatomy of an effective prompt
  • Incorporating context, instructions, constraints, and examples
  • Crafting clear and specific prompts
  • Common prompting pitfalls and strategies for improvement
  • Refining AI-generated responses through iterative prompting
  • Real-world workplace applications:
    • Drafting and enhancing email communication
    • Summarising documents and key information
    • Facilitating brainstorming sessions
    • Creating and restructuring content
    • Extracting and organising data
    • Developing plans, checklists, and innovative ideas
  • Live demonstrations accompanied by guided exercises
  • Hands-on practice within a live-lab environment

The Safe User — Security, Privacy, and Responsible AI

  • Understanding AI-generated inaccuracies and hallucinations
  • Recognising limitations and verifying AI-generated information
  • Protecting data privacy and confidential information
  • Assessing the risks of data leakage
  • Determining which information must never be input into AI tools
  • Security risks inherent to Generative AI
  • Ethical considerations and responsible usage of AI
  • Identifying bias and potentially harmful AI-generated content
  • Practical guidelines for safe and responsible AI adoption
  • Scenario-based exercises: Distinguishing safe from unsafe AI practices
  • Q&A and group discussion

Putting Generative AI into Practice — Summary and Action Plan

  • Review of core Generative AI concepts
  • Recap of effective prompting principles
  • Identifying high-value AI opportunities within participants’ daily work
  • Developing a personalised AI usage plan
  • Key principles for security and responsible use
  • Final practical exercise and discussion
  • Questions and answers

Requirements

  • Basic familiarity with the internet

Audience

  • Individuals seeking a foundational understanding of generative AI
 4 Hours

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