Friday, November 10, 2023

Generative AI: Your Assistant as an Administrator or Faculty Member - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed

Generative AI is quickly becoming a daily fixture in the lives of administrators and faculty. It enhances productivity, creativity and perspectives. In all of my research using generative AI, I use at least three of the established apps. This enables me to spot any responses that seem too far out of line or not credible. By spreading my research through multiple large language models, I can better ensure that I am not being led astray. Over time, this may not be necessary, but as the apps are being fine-tuned, I feel most comfortable being able to compare results. The primary key to success in use of generative AI is to develop the prompt carefully. However, the second key to success is to use more than one generative AI app. A third key to success is to use generative AI often, daily if possible. Through repetition, you will refine your prompt writing and determine which app is likely to give you the response you seek for the questions and tasks you have.. 

https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/online-trending-now/2023/11/08/generative-ai-your-assistant-administrator-or