Welcome to Exploring AI

Session 1 • Getting Started

• Introduction:  Session Presenters
• Getting to Know You: AI Interest polls
• The Basics: AI & Academics at Ashland University

The Give & Take • Exploring GenAI

• The Basics:  AI terms & guidelines
• Learning & Training:  AI returns answers, you are training Ai  
• Have you considered:  "once you share it, it's no longer yours" (Educator Technology)
• Building a Foundation: Critical thinking and AI

Workshop Activity

What You Know • ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini

Consider a task, job, or hobby that you know how to do and can clearly explain to another person. For example: 

• I've invited four friends to lunch. Give me a recipe that is easy and healthy. Provide a shopping list
• Explain the rules governing an NHL game.
• Help me create a shopping list for a week's worth of meals on a college student budget.
• Create a packing list for my spring break trip to Japan this March.
• I just bought a Harry Potter Lego set. Give me instructions for getting started. 
• I need to wash my car. Provide me with instructions and a list of items to complete the task.

What AI Knows • Evaluate the Results

Review and compare the prompt results. Consider the following:

• Which platform did a better job with the results?
• Did it miss any steps? Get anything wrong?
• Did it share something you never considered before?
• Was it necessary to provide a secondary prompt for additional information?
• Are the results valid? How are you able to verify the results?

Workshop Activity

What AI Knows • Draw Me a Picture

Exploring what ChatGPT knows about me via saved searches.

• Create an image (picture) option: Based on what you know about me, draw me a picture of what you think my current life looks like. 
• Follow Up: Explain the picture to me in words. 

What You Know • Evaluate the Results

Taking a closer look at the image and consider the following:

• What does AI think it knows about me?
• What assumptions did it make?
• What, if any, biases did it perpetuate?
• How does the image differ from reality?
• What limitations are there surrounding this prompt?

Session 1 • Conclusion

• Session Wrap Up:  Evaluation
• Registration Open:  Join us for the next to workshop sessions.
• Gift Card Drawing