Thursdays Together @ Rooms 8 & 9

Members at Large “Thursdays Together” Workshop

Beginners' Generative AI Workshop with Session Leaders: Sharon Markert and Carol Waites

Come along and learn how to use generative AI. If you already have a little knowledge, you can also come and help those starting out. We will learn what it is, what capabilities it has and how to best use it for our personal lives. Examples include getting a recipe for what is in your fridge, planning a trip, writing your family history, asking for investment advice, citizenship questions and a myriad of other things you might use it for. Bring your laptop, phone or iPad so you can learn first-hand to put AI to use.

Sharon Markert

Sharon started her career in IT back in the days of mainframe computers (1987), but given the rapid rate of technological change since then, she has been dismayed at times to realize that her young nieces and nephews know far more about today’s technologies than she does! After an initial period of resistance, she is determined not to entirely miss the boat on AI, so has recently started to use AI for tasks such as creating English lessons for the AIWC EWS activity and to polish her writing for the AIWC writers’ group. She also attended the recent AI for Good Summitsponsored by the ITU and came away feeling energized and hopeful about certain aspects of AI. She is keen to help others in the club try to get comfortable with the benefits and fun of AI.

Carol Waites 

Since her active retirement in 2021, Carol has written her memoir of her career at the UN. She found AI useful in this task. She has also taught WHO staff members globally how to use AI in their writing. She has given a few sessions on using AI in our writing in AIWC writing workshops.

For any questions or more information, contact Maria and Rebecca  at aiwcmembersatlarge@gmail.com 

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