OVERVIEW

Virtual AI for Everyone: A Practical Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence

Workshop Details

Date: Saturday, 26 October 2024

Time: 10 am to 2 pm WST

Location:

Virtual via Zoom.

Price: FREE

Description

By popular demand the last Spring session will be held via zoom.

Do you want to learn more about AI but don’t know where to begin?

Please join me for an immersive, practical workshop that will demystify AI and show you how it can be used as a powerful tool.

This will be a fun virtual session where you may ask me any questions or concerns you have regarding AI.

The following browser games were created entirely using the no-code process I will demonstrate during the session:

Workshop Outline

1. Introduction to AI for Everyone

Welcome and workshop overview
The AI revolution: opportunities and challenges
How AI is leveling the playing field

2. AI Essentials: Building Your Foundation

Demystifying AI: Key concepts made simple
What is AI and Machine Learning?
Types of AI: Narrow AI vs. General AI
AI in everyday life: Examples you might not realise

3. Mastering AI Chat Tools

AI Chat Fundamentals
Introduction to four AI chat tools, capabilities, privacy and cost
- OpenAI’s ChatGPT
- Anthropic’s Claude
- Perplexity
- Ollama

4. AI Creative Suite

Image Generation: Bringing your ideas to life
Introduction to AI image generation
Overview of popular tools and their features
- OpenAI’s DALL-E 3
- Stable Diffusion
- Midjourney

5. Coding With AI

Introduction into using AI to build applications
Process flow:
- Visualise the app
- Describe it to AI
- Troubleshoot errors (terminal, console and chat)
- Repeat until it works
- Deploy
- Link to friendly domain name
Tools used:
- ChatGPT for initial prompt
- Cursor for code generation (Claude 3.5 and GPT 4o); chat and composer
- Vercel Projects for deployment
- Supabase for database
- Clerk for authentication
Alternative tools I no longer use (and why): V0 for front-end design; Replit for code generation and deployment

6. AI Agents: Automating Tasks

AI agent overview
How they work; planning; interacting with tools; memory and external knowledge; executing actions
Risks and the future of AI agents

7. Wrapping Up: Your AI Action Plan

Recap of key learnings
Developing a personalised AI implementation strategy
Overcoming common challenges in AI adoption
Resources for continued learning and support

8. Q&A session

Agenda

Time (WST)	Module	Duration
10:00 – 10:10	1. Introduction	10 min
10:10 – 10:20	2. AI Essentials: Building Your Foundation	10 min
10:20 – 10:55	3. Mastering AI Chat Tools	35 min
10:55 – 11:00	Short Break	5 min
11:00 – 12:00	4. AI Creative Suite: Image Generation	60 min
12:00 – 12:30	Break	30 min
12:30 – 13:30	5. Coding with AI: How I created a game (includes process, database, authentication, deployment)	60 min
13:30 – 13:45	6. AI Agents Overview	15 min
13:45 – 13:55	7. Wrapping Up: Your AI Action Plan	10 min
13:55 – 14:00	8. Questions and Answers	5 min
14:00 - 14:30	9. Available for any further questions	30 min

FAQ

Do I need any prior knowledge of AI to take this workshop? No, this workshop is designed to provide you with an introduction to AI, prior knowledge is not required.
What time does the workshop start? 10:00 (WST).

Instructor

Meet your workshop instructor, Andrew (also known as Muppit).

I bring 40 years of experience in software engineering, IT, and AI enterprise application deployment and training to this workshop.

I’ve always been curious about how things work. This curiosity has helped me solve what others often regard as impossible problems. It has also supported my education and allowed me to pivot into different career directions.

I wasn’t particularly good at most subjects in school, even managing to get an ungraded score in English (my only language!). However, when the first home computer was released in 1982, it changed everything for me. My school had a single Commodore PET and some newer BBC Micros. I convinced my parents to buy a Commodore 64, and though we didn’t have much money, they got one on a hire purchase scheme. I still remember the store where we bought it 42 years later. The only “A” I received at school was in computer studies, thanks to coding on that home computer.

Fun Fact: The computer was bought for both my sister and me. I used to trade and barter with her for more time to code.

After school, I trained as a radio officer for four years before moving into telecommunications, starting as a support engineer. Over 15 years, I progressed to principal engineer, the go-to person for resolving complex problems and providing technical training.

I then shifted to working for a cloud service provider in London, quickly learning about IP networks. Starting in support, I eventually took on an architectural role, where I introduced new technology that helped land a big client. This involved delivering three separate services over a single physical connection. Despite challenges from the CTO, I worked with the product team and project managed the solution alongside my day job. The project was a success, resulting in more orders.

Later, I moved to Perth, Australia, and worked as an architect for an ICT service provider, eventually becoming an enterprise architect. After several roles in various ICT service providers, I transitioned to a large mining company as IT and Communications Manager, before being promoted to Chief Information Officer and then changing roles to create a new AI department.

Key Qualifications

Knowledgeable in software engineering and AI technologies.
Experienced in developing AI-powered business solutions.
Skilled educator, focused on making AI accessible to non-technical professionals and the public.

My approach combines technical expertise with real-world business insights, ensuring participants gain practical, immediately applicable AI skills.

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