Get With AI Or Get Left Behind

AI is everywhere.

It doesn't look like we thought. The world-ending, game playing kind from War Games, the human-kind saving Terminator, or the super cool car, KIT from Knight Rider - but it is here. Right now.

We see AI being used in healthcare such as EnsoData , in Dental with Pearl , and major companies such as 亚马逊 , Meta , and 摩根大通 to name a few.

AI isn't going away, if anything it's just getting started.

Thankfully, this isn't a trend to be scared of, but rather something to spend time learning and investigating.

Fei-Fei Li a Professor at Stanford University School of Engineering said it this way:

“Artificial intelligence is not a substitute for human intelligence; it is a tool to amplify human creativity and ingenuity.”

So how do you get started with AI and avoid being left behind? Let's dive in.

3 Steps to Learning Using AI

AI seems to be scary, but like most new things once you start to use it, get familiar with it, it gets easier. Here are 3 simple steps to start your AI journey:

1. Download ChatGPT from the App Store! (Make sure to download the one from "Open AI")
2. Create a free account!
3. Use any of the following prompts with ChatGPT.

In a moment I will give you some prompts to use with AI, but know this, there are no wrong prompts. Just try it, you might get a laugh, think it's stupid, or find something tremendously valuable - yes, it's that simple.

Prompts for AI

Learning to build effective prompts is one of the most difficult parts of the process for people like you and I. It takes time to learn how to ask questions or provide clear instructions to an AI.

These are some basic prompts to get you started:

• Please explain to me the basics of _______ in terms that an 8th grader would understand.
• I am looking to eat healthier and I'd like to try a few smoothies, can you provide me with 3 smoothie recipes?
• What is a nice way to tell a door-to-door salesman "go away"?
• I found this article and I'd like you to pull out the 3 most influential points from the article for the intended reader. Article: {paste article}

Here's the deal.

Try it, generative AI is designed to help generate text that you ask for help with. These prompts are simple, and they are just the start. The more you use it, the more comfortable it will be.

Don't wait. Don't get left behind. As 耐克 says "Just Do It!"

If you need help, shoot me a message or connect with me on LinkedIn, I post AI tips for everyday folks so we can level up together.