ChatGPT Introduction

Learn how to use ChatGPT effectively, craft better prompts, manage AI limitations, and apply it ethically for research, content creation, and daily workflows.

Course overview

Duration: 3 hours

This practical half day session looks at how to get the best out of ChatGPT and some of the ways to use it ethically and effectively to build knowledge and information.

Learners will gain a strong foundation in building and deploying queries using ChatGPT, enabling them to apply this knowledge in various professional settings.

Objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Explain the architecture and functioning of ChatGPT.
Describe the capabilities of ChatGPT.
Identify and manage AI hallucinations
Customise ChatGPT prompts for specific tasks and industries.
Conduct effective research using ChatGPT
Develop and implement use cases that can be applied in daily tasks and workflows

Content

Understand Generative AI and LLMs:

Explain the fundamental principles of generative AI and the workings of large language models like ChatGPT
Describe the differences between generative AI and traditional AI technologies

Capabilities and Limitations

Understand the capabilities of ChatGPT
Understand hallucinations and why they happen

Setting up your ChatGPT preferences

Custom instructions
Setting the tone

Writing Prompts

Setting the scene
Formulating your prompts
Structuring queries for optimal information retrieval

Self Critique

Improving responses
Techniques to identify and manage hallucinations
Evaluate the credibility of AI generated information

Self Prompting

Give ChatGPT information
Ask ChatGPT to come up with prompts to use
Using these prompts to create content

Prompt Tips

Setting length parameters
Honing answers
Choosing format
Copying data to other locations

Ethical Use

Accuracy – verification of data
Bias and Sensitivity be mindful of bias on responses and use tool ethically
Understand other A.I tools available and their differences

Practice Session

Scenario based learning to support use of ChatGPT
Brainstorm potential use cases
Hands-on exercises to develop specific use cases

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