AINoon - From Hype to Productivity

Generative AI is a powerful tool that individuals and businesses can leverage through services like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google’s Gemini. However, AI has limitations we’re not used to in other technologies, creating risks of misuse and over-trusting. There are also many concerns that AI raises - from practical issues of privacy and security to fears of artificial super-intelligences!

AINoon is a course to cut through the hype and give you practical hands-on experience using AI while providing you with understanding of AI’s strengths and limits to make good decisions about when and how to use it.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Confidently use AI in a variety of ways to improve productivity
• Identify opportunities for incorporating AI into business solutions
• Critically consider the strengths, limitations, and risks of AI, based on a solid foundation of what AI is and how it works

Most importantly, AINoon provides a forum for asking questions about AI and seeking assistance with your own use-cases.

Register your interest in running or attending an AINoon here!

Each week’s lesson comprises:

• A presentation
• A hands-on tutorial
• Optional homework exercises

AINoon Lessons

• Lesson
  Presentation
  Tutorial
  Course Material
• ainoon-1
  Intro to AI
  Using a chatbot for business use-cases
  • Slides
  • Tutorial
  • Homework
• ainoon-2
  How AI works
  Building an agent with Zapier
  • Slides
  • Tutorial (coming soon)
  • Homework (coming soon)
• ainoon-3
  Common patterns - agents, RAG, and tools
  Building a chatbot on your docs with Zapier
  • Slides (coming soon)
  • Tutorial (coming soon)
  • Homework (coming soon)
• ainoon-4
  AI risks and challenges
  "Vibe-coding" an app with Replit
  • Slides (coming soon)
  • Tutorial (coming soon)
  • Homework (coming soon)

Resources

• washing_machine_reviews.csv for lesson 1 - (fake AI-generated data).
• Instructors can find tips for presenting in the full course material listing.