This workshop will provide an introduction to the basics of what an AI (Artificial Intelligence) is and what common uses AI has today. The session will be broken up into two parts:
- A slideshow and discussion section where we will discuss AI
- A "play" section where we will explore some popular free online AI tools like chatGPT and Dream.ai.
No prior experience with this topic is needed for this workshop.
Estimated length of workshop: 1 hour
In preparation for this workshop you may optionally create accounts on any of the tools below that you might want to try during the play portion of the session. This can also be done during the session.
In addition to the AI tools listed in the Setup section above, some other AI tools that you may want to try during the "play" portion of the workshop (or after the workshop) are:
Now that you have a basic understanding of AI and the tools that use it, the next step is to explore a variety of options to discover what tools will best support you in what you want to do. Some places that you can start are listed below!
Ithika.org's list of AI tools used by post secondary students and researchers.
This workshop is brought to you by the Brock University Digital Scholarship Lab. For a listing of our upcoming workshops go to Experience BU if you are a Brock affiliate or Eventbrite page for external attendees.