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:
- 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:
- Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- 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)