The most basic adventure in AI

By now most of us will have had the opportunity to experiment with the likes of ChatGPT , Bing AI Chat, Google Bard AI , etc.

Or should I more accurately say "play" with this latest tech?

I've always been something of a geek, possessing as I do a degree in Computing from Edinburgh Napier University whose doors I first entered in 1982 (gulp!).

But my interest in technology has not been in its creation but instead in its application. Hence my ongoing fascination as an early adopter with a deep desire to "play" with technology to understand what positive effect it could have on my life.

The latest AI applications to hit the market in the last 12 months have proved perfect in this respect as I now turn to ChatGPT at least once a week to offer inspiration as I prepare to write an article, but begin by facing the terror of the blank page.

When writing this very article I asked ChaptGPT to answer the question as posed by a ten-year-old "What is ChatGPT" which delivered the following illuminating response, which sums up the "tech" perfectly for me!

𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐆𝐏𝐓 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫-𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝.         

So with this in mind what can my "robot friend" do to assist me?

As something of a Linkedin addict, I was delighted to accept an invitation to participate in a simple AI-powered experiment on this platform called Collaborative Articles where AI is used to encourage Linkedin users to share insight and advice in response to particular subjects.

"𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘈𝘐-𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘈 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴."

Here are a couple of AI-generated discussions I have contributed to. Check them out and then you get to Up-Vote those comments you feel are most useful.

• How do you network and expand your professional contacts in a remote environment?
• How can you keep investors interested in your startup?
• What are your best sales communication strategies?
• How can you communicate sustainability change in your professional network?

Now I'm sure this will strike you as a very simple application of technology and perhaps not the best example of AI transforming our society but to be honest that's not my interest. I remain as always an entrepreneur looking for how market changes, ie. the arrival of ChatGPT, can perhaps be used to help me source new opportunities.

So here's the win. By responding to these articles and by sharing my experience LinkedIn has named me as a Linkedin Top Voice which has directly led me to being selected to speak at a major international conference later this year.

Another opportunity to shine a light on and amplify the success of the Scottish Tech scene!

And this for me is the point. The question is not how will AI affect the world at a macro level but instead how best can I adopt this years tech into my mission to help deliver my personal vision.

Remember since 1982 I have seen a lot of tech come into existence including this very keyboard, monitor, CPU, internet, wifi, and social media platform we are interacting through today :)

Enjoy your adventures in AI in 2023 and let's all look forward to what tech has to offer us next year.

I am really interested to hear your first-hand experience of using AI to make you make efficient or effective. If you are happy to share this insight with others then please use the comments section below for this purpose.

Thank you