Techniques for Getting the Most Out of Foundational AI Models like ChatGPT

Curious about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it might affect how you work in libraries? Join Carter Parks, founder and principal software engineer of the software development consultancy Altitype, to find out more! Just under a year ago, ChatGPT took the world by storm with its groundbreaking ability to think and access knowledge much like a human being. In this presentation, we will delve into prompt engineering techniques aimed at extracting the maximum potential from ChatGPT and similar foundational large language models. We’ll start with straightforward methods for asking questions, generating content, and editing text. Progressing from there, we will explore advanced techniques, including teaching the model to mimic your voice and revolutionary research on its ability to perform tasks on your behalf. Along the way, we will also examine limitations and common mistakes that users encounter when utilizing ChatGPT.