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GenAI Research Tools (Advanced) Online
Note: This workshop is online only.
About the Workshop
Workshop participants will explore the use of Generative AI (GenAI) including installing and using local Generative AI software on a laptop, using specific documents as the training data for the GenAI tool, and performing sentiment analysis on free from survey questions. In the hands-on portion of the workshop, participants will explore GenAI tool usage and output evaluation for accuracy and biases. The workshop will also encourage informed, responsible GenAI use.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this Intermediate workshop you will be able to:
- Install GenAI software on your laptop including 1 or more large language models (not cloud-based), and use it to answer a question.
- Use the local GenAI software and select a folder of documents on your computer to use as training data; then ask questions of the documents.
- Transcribe interviews using cloud-based AI transcription services and an AI-powered program that runs locally on your computer.
- Use GenAI tools to conduct Sentiment Analysis on free-form survey questions or social media posts.
- Date:
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Faculty and instructors Graduate students Undergraduate students UVic staff
- Categories:
- DSC Artificial intelligence (AI)