Utilize AI Tools to be More Productive

Maximize your time and focus on what matters with your personal assistant, AI.

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Explore Suitable AI Tools

If you’re not learning how to use AI tools in the workplace (with permission from your supervisor, of course), you’re leaving money and productivity on the table.

81%

of employees perform better with AI, with 56% already using AI to assist in daily work (SnapLogic).

Improved decision making/faster time to insights

More efficient & productive work day

Improved creativity

Better collaboration between teams

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Did you know that prompt engineering (creating instructions to an AI model) is one of the rising careers in AI? You can get paid over 6 figures!

The Best AI Productivity Tools

There are endless categories of AI tools that can help with your productivity. For your externship, we will focus on the use of chatbots as they are versatile for most tasks.

AI Chatbot

👍 Pros

👎 Cons

  • Most popular chatbot, claimed 60%+ of traffic for AI tools.
  • Paid version uses GPT-4 which is the largest LLM available, trained with data up to Apr. ‘23.
  • Range of skills, including code and format outputs.
  • Prone to factual errors, as its free version is trained on human-created data up to Jan. ‘22.
  • Users have complained performance degrades over time.
  • More up-to-date due to access to the internet giving more current info and links for sources.
  • Can be faster and more capable at responding than others at times.
  • Integration with Google tools, products, and other plugins.
  • Visual features, such as images.
  • Can struggle with precise object location in images, long videos, and complex instructions.
  • Can sometimes extrapolate beyond what’s in the image/video or generate incorrect content.
  • Prone to biased and non-factual responses.
  • More up-to-date due to access to the internet.
  • Powered by GPT-4, so it’s free to use OpenAI’s Plus version.
  • Visual features, such as images.
  • Can choose different conversation styles (creative, balanced, precise) and GPTs (e.g. designer, vacation planner, cooking assistant)
  • Limited to a number responses per conversation.
  • Can provide inaccurate suggestions.

While AI can be useful, it can also be risky and misused. In addition to the cons listed above, here are the common risks of using AI chatbots:

Contract

Chatbots may not keep info from businesses’ clients, trade secrets, or partners subject to contractual confidentiality private.


Ex. terms of services typically grant chatbots the rights to use data ingested to develop and improve their services.

Privacy

Chatbots may collect personal information. Currently, chatbots don’t appear to provide the option to delete personal info.


Ex. privacy policy typically states that chatbots collect users’ IP addresses and other personal info.

Data Poisoning

Cyber attackers can determine which data sets AI companies use and manipulate the data, so that AI can perform acts the attackers want.


Ex. hackers can find a way to edit data from Wikipedia to benefit them.

🚨 Always ask your supervisor if you’re allowed to use AI to perform any tasks!


It’s also critical to learn how to prompt AI in a helpful and non-detrimental way ➡️