Course: AI for everyday life – getting started safely with ChatGPT and friends

AI for everyday life: getting started safely with ChatGPT and friends

Introduction
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we search for information, write text and organise everyday tasks. But how do you make a sensible start? In this hands-on course you discover the possibilities of ChatGPT and other AI applications step by step. You learn the fundamentals, set up the key functions and see through concrete examples how AI can already make daily life easier. The focus is on trying things out, understanding them and handling the new possibilities safely.

Course objective
After these two evenings you use ChatGPT safely and independently for your own purposes. You understand the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, know how to word effective input and can better judge the opportunities, limits and responsible use of AI.

Content
Evening 1: understand, explore and set up
– Fundamentals: how artificial intelligence works, explained clearly
– Setting up ChatGPT and getting to know the key functions
– An overview of current AI applications and where they can be used
– Data protection, typical pitfalls and responsible use of AI

Evening 2: apply, experiment and go deeper
– How precise input leads to better results
– Examples from daily life: text, travel, translation and more
– Working with language, images and your own documents
– Working on your own questions and using AI for personal projects

Who it is for
Anyone who wants to try ChatGPT for themselves and use it day to day.

Led by
Phi Yen Oehri is an AI expert, business consultant and co-founder of mmind.ai. She teaches practical knowledge around artificial intelligence.

Duration
Two Thursday evenings (10 Sept / 17 Sept)

What to bring
Laptop, iPad or smartphone with power cable

Organised by
Stein Egerta / Philip Schädler