AI for You and Me (Part 1) Getting Started
Hello Guys,
This past week has been quite eventful and feels like a month's worth of activities have passed me by.
Am pretty sure you feel that same frenetic busyness just as much.
Hang in there, as it's Thursday, an Extra-Special one, as I am part of the 9th Cohort of the No-Code x AIBootcamp with Max and Harold, two gentlemen I hugely admire and look forward to learning from.
This Week's TLDR Nuggets:
Understanding AI or Machine Intelligence
If you are feeling jaded by the term AI, then let's call it machine intelligence just for today. ??
"Despite the hype and amazing capabilities that AI models like ChatGPT have shown, we are still in the early innings of artificial general intelligence becoming a mainstream technology." Sanjeev Krishnan
So Take a deep breath, and Yes you still have time to upskill ??
The 3 top AI curious questions I often get are:
1.??? How do I start learning AI?
2.??? How can I discover what AI can do for me and my business?
3.??? How can I make money with AI tools?
I will address these questions in a 3-part series due to the vast resources available for each area.
The beginning is often the hardest part: Just Start!
Major players like IBM, Nvidia, Google, and Microsoft offer free courses.
I started with a paid AI Bootcamp that covered everything from tech explanations of what an LLM was, to the hype cycle of AI to building our first AI projects.
Learning is personal.
You need to be honest with yourself. If you are not the kind of person who can learn remotely online with your own dedication, then unguided remote courses are not for you.
Tools for Learning: Prompt Framework to Use
Here is a link to a prompt generator that can help you get the correct output. Also, 100 Days of AI has a rad PREP Framework:
Developing a Critical Mindset: Critical Thinking with AI
Remember, AI assistants always answer, though not always factually.
This is known as hallucinations.
So, question the output.
Ask if it is accurate or factual.
Check out this course on asking questions when working with your AI, called “Amplify Your Critical Thinking with Generative AI” with Becki Saltzman Link
Choosing Your Path: What to Learn About AI
AI is broad.
Ask yourself what you want to know more about.
AI ethics?
Integrating AI into the Creative Process?
AI Sustainability?
What is Genai?
How to research and write with Genai tools?
Once you have that figured out, check out all the cool LinkedIn courses or 100daysai . ?
Remember: "The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice." - Brian Herbert
?The Learning Phase: Learning Before Earning
Before you start making money with AI, it's important to learn about it first.
I wrote about it here . ?
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?Resources for Learning: Top Free and Easy Ways to Learn AI
1.??? 100 days of AI with Max
2.??? With Allie K. Miller via her 5 days of AI?Link
3.??? Armand Ruiz his No-Code AI Bootcamp?Link
Tinker and Play with Different AI Models (Free and Paid versions)
This month my 20 dollars is going to You.com
For the past 2 months, it was Anthropic 's Claude
A few months prior it was Google's Gemini and ChatGPT
My point is you will only know what the capabilities are when you allow yourself the time to play in their virtual “playgrounds”
Try the Free versions, though if you can, upgrade to the paid-for ones, as you will notice a quality output and speed difference.?
?Last Thoughts
Genai is not only about text generation.
Genai Text can create images and business logos via text-to-image creation
Genai Text can create code ( i.e. It can write some Python for you)
Genai Text can create videos in minutes
Genai Text can create music
?That’s why it is such a ridiculously exciting time to be alive. ?
We have the tools, it's now more about your PURPOSE with them!
Why relegate yourself to the same old job that does not bring you joy!?
Start learning AI and No-Code and you will see that there is an abundance of opportunity that’s waiting for you.
Most of the time it is ourselves that corrupts our dreams.
We are afraid. That's normal and okay.
Just don’t be afraid to try, as your greatest gifts lie within you, hoping to be built.
Yes, you can build that mobile app, and yes, it won't be ready to ship to market and make millions of dollars, but that's not the point.
?The point is to show up and try to build, albeit badly at first. ?
?Check out these sites for ideas on what to build when it comes to AI
2) futurepedia
?Remember, you are not Wikipedia, and no, you can't learn it all.
Certainly not at once.
Give yourself time to integrate what you are learning, so you can truly reflect, and think!
Keep asking questions and being you.
?If there is a topic you would like me to write about, I will do my best, just get in touch with me. ?
Blessings always
Nix G
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6 个月Brilliant Nix.. So much info and so much to learn... But your newsletter provides so much guidance about where to go to do this all. Thank you