Artificial Intelligence (AI): Interactions and Prompts

Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in November 2022, interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown by more than 400%. Cryptocurrencies and the metaverse, which until then had been the focus of attention for journalists, consultants, and curious minds, have practically been forgotten. In early 2024, Artificial Intelligence is the only topic of conversation in ALL fields. To explain this phenomenon, Yuval Noah Harari, author of international bestsellers such as Homo Deus and Sapiens, said that Artificial Intelligence has hacked into humanity's operating system, which is precisely language. He also said that if we fail to establish proper control mechanisms, it could precipitate the end of human history. Be that as it may, and without speculating about its impact, Artificial Intelligence is composed of different tools that, thanks to ChatGPT, have moved from the darkness of data scientists' laboratories to the reach of anyone with a home PC or smartphone. That is what this MOOC is all about: introducing curious minds to the wonderful world of generative Artificial Intelligence, of which ChatGPT is the greatest exponent. We are going to enter this world in a friendly and simple way, understand the main concepts that shape it, and learn how to get the most out of ChatGPT to help us in our daily tasks, whether for work, study, or simply to explore and keep up with the latest developments. As we said before, the secret of generative AI has been to use language as the basis for our interactions with models (called LLMs). For this reason, the course will focus on providing tools and concrete examples to familiarize us with “prompts,” which are the commands we give to models to operate. The usefulness we derive from AI and the degree of impact it can have on our lives depends largely on how well we understand and manage these interactions. It is available to everyone; all we need is a computer or smartphone with access to an internet browser and basic knowledge of how to operate them. Let's get started—there's no time to waste! Course objectives: • Recognize the rise of generative artificial intelligence and understand the importance of its real and potential impact. • Learn the main techniques for interacting with ChatGPT, the leading Generative Artificial Intelligence tool. • Analyze different patterns of interaction with the tool, bearing in mind that each one has a certain usefulness that will depend on the user's objective. • Understand the main limitations of the models and become familiar with some shortcuts that can help us make the tool useful, especially in work or study environments. • Incorporate practical elements and share them with other participants so that we don't just end up with theoretical knowledge.