[Eril-l] Master new skills with our virtual training series on AI & prompt design

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By now you’ve probably experimented with generative AI tools like ChatGPT,
but do you know how to use them effectively? Join us for our eight-week
training series on AI and prompt design
<https://niso.org/events/ai-prompt-design-2024-niso-training-series> to
learn about the technology underlying large language models (LLMs) and how
to leverage their power at your organization.

AI and Prompt Design
<https://niso.org/events/ai-prompt-design-2024-niso-training-series>

Thursdays, 11:00 am–12:30 pm EDT (US/Canada)

April 4–May 23, 2023

This course will introduce students to prompt engineering with large
language models (LLMs)—how you design and tailor a message to get an LLM to
perform a specific task. It is designed for students with no coding
knowledge, and a basic knowledge of machine learning is helpful but not
required; the course will bring students up to speed with all the necessary
terminology and concepts.

Sessions will be divided between instruction and hands-on lessons in which
students will apply the material as they learn. LLMs are stochastic,
meaning they can behave unpredictably and inconsistently due to their
inherent randomness and make it challenging to use them to reproduce the
desired results. The course facilitator will lead students to explore the
types of issues that arise, why they occur, and how to address them.

Students will be required to subscribe to ChatGPT for the two-month
duration of the course. This will ensure that all students are working with
the same resources and eliminate the potential challenges that arise from
working across different software and models. That said, we will also
devote a session to introducing students to the world of open-source
machine learning so that they may explore it independently after the course
concludes.

Event Sessions

The series consists of eight weekly segments, each lasting 90 minutes and
scheduled on Thursdays at 11:00 am–12:30 pm (EDT US/Canada).


April 4: Introduction and Machine Learning

April 11: Large Language Models and Key Concepts

April 18: Beginning Conversations


April 25: Structured Data and Assistants


May 2: Named Entity Recognition with LLMs


May 9: Text Classification with LLMs


May 16: Open Source Language Models


May 23: Limitations and Potential Solutions


Recordings of each session will be made available to course registrants
within two business days of the close of the specific session.


Training Facilitator: William Mattingly, Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian
Institution’s Data Science Lab


See the NISO website for more information and to register
<https://niso.org/events/ai-prompt-design-2024-niso-training-series>.
Discounts are available for NISO Voting Members/LSA Members and groups.
Early bird registration deadline is March 21, 2024.


NISO is planning two additional training series in 2024: a course on
developing and implementing DEIA policies in your organization (instructor
and dates TBD) and an introduction to open research facilitated by Bianca
Kramer and Jeroen Bosman and tentatively scheduled for September–November.
Check our upcoming events page <https://niso.org/events> for the latest
updates.


In the meantime, we hope you’ll take advantage of this unique opportunity
to maximize the potential of generative AI with new prompt design skills.
And remember, register by March 21
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-prompt-design-a-2024-niso-training-series-tickets-825381266587>
to take advantage of early bird registration rates!


Best,


The NISO Team

NISO

3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 302

Baltimore, MD 21211

Phone: 301.654.2512

E-mail: nisohq at niso.org
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