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GenAI Research Tools (Advanced)

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.

UVic Staff, please NOTE: In order to install the local GenAI tool on a UVic-managed computer, you'll need to contact your unit's Systems support person and request the installation. you can provide them with the following Mac Download and Windows Download links to install the appropriate software

 

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this Intermediate workshop you will be able to:

  1. Install GenAI software on your laptop including 1 or more large language models (not cloud-based), and use it to answer a question.
  2. 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.
  3. Transcribe interviews using cloud-based AI transcription services and an AI-powered program that runs locally on your computer.
  4. Use GenAI tools to conduct Sentiment Analysis on free-form survey questions or social media posts.

Date:
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Time:
10:30am - 12:00pm
Time Zone:
Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308
Library/Gallery:
Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
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)  

Registration is required. There are 15 seats available.

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