Getting Started with AI: Part 1 of the ‘Empowering Small Businesses with AI’ Series

Are you wondering how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to improve your small business?  This On Demand workshop “Getting Started with AI – Part 1 of The ‘Empowering Small Businesses with AI’ Series” is a great starting point!

This workshop is Part 1 in a series of four workshops focusing on using AI for your business in Alaska.  Each part of the series builds on the AI skills you’ll learn in the prior workshops.  Carlos Machuca, Director of the AI Resource Program at the Alaska SBDC, shares his expertise in this easy-to-follow introduction to getting started with AI for small businesses in Alaska.

What you’ll learn during this workshop:

• When AI gets real;
• Why AI matters for small businesses;
• What is Artificial Intelligence?;
• What is GenAI?
• What are Large Language Models (LLMs)?;
• Limitations of AI and LLMs;
• Writing effective prompts and prompt techniques;
• A live demonstration using AI;
• Getting started with AI; and
• Answers to questions you might have about data privacy and security on LLMs.