Getting Started with AI

“You are not going to be replaced by AI, but you will be replaced by someone using AI.”

You may have heard a version of this phrase at some point over the past year or so.  Either way, it is a phrase that you should take on board.

I say this for two reasons: 

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• The use of AI to replace manual tasks will be a (perhaps “the”) dominant theme in society over the next 5 years 

• It makes clear what AI is 

Let me explain the second point. 

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   AI Is a Tool and You Can Learn to Use It 

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Let’s look at that phrase I quoted again and substitute “AI” for another technology from a prior era: 

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“You are not going to be replaced by the Internet, but you will be replaced by someone using the Internet.” 

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Or we go back another generation: 

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“You are not going to be replaced by a computer, but you will be replaced by someone using a computer.” 

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How about another century from there: 

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“You are not going to be replaced by electricity, but you will be replaced by someone using electricity.” 

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You can keep going if you’d like and substitute “a sail,” “writing,” or “the wheel,” but you get the idea.    

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All of those things were, at one point, new technologies (i.e., tools) that extended human ability and changed society.  And people just like you figured out how to use them.

                     How to Get There

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You can and will adapt to these changes and my goal is to help you get there.  

To do this, I’ve created a course that explains the basics of AI in 10 short lessons.  The course covers: 

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• How it works 

• How to use it 

• What to use it for  

Each lesson covers a key theme and ends with an exercise designed to bring the theme to life. 

All you need to participate is 15-20 minutes per lesson and ChatGPT.  If you don’t have an account, don’t worry- you can use the free version by going to https://chaptgpt.com. 

By the end of the course, you will have the confidence to use AI tools effectively in your personal and professional life.   

Sound good?