NEXT LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY USING AI ASSISTANTS!
Date & Time: 6 & 7 May 2025; 09:00-16:30
Location: IMB Seminar Room
Target audience: All interested scientists; For beginners (previous knowledge is not required).
Trainer: Dr Daniel Mertens (https://www.schillermertens.de/)
Seats available: 40 participants
Course Description:
There are many AI assistants currently available to use for writing, brainstorming, exploratory data analysis and so on. Have you wanted to try using such tools to increase your productivity? This workshop will look at several AI assistants (e.g. Perplexity, You.com, Storm, ChatGPT, Claude, Anthropic, etc) and how to use them for writing, brainstorming, exploratory data analysis, introspection, and more.
Here are some topics that will be covered:
| Topic | Short Description |
|---|---|
| AI Tools and Prompting | Effective use of AI for information retrieval (Perplexity, Bing Chat) and production (ChatGPT). Prompting with frameworks and questioning. |
| Objective Literature Research and Strategizing Projects | Objectifying literature review, finding sourced information, summarizing. |
| Brainstorming Project Ideas, Message, Storyline | Brainstorming for strategies, concept and experimental setups, getting it across with interesting message, coherent storyline, intuitive analogies. |
| Scientific Texting and Communication | Production of outline and texting with AI for different audiences |
| Data Analysis and Visualization | Focus on analyzing data and optimizing scientific visuals, including data figures and graphical abstracts. Discuss good scientific practices in AI usage, regulatory and technical limitations. |
| Project Management using AI | Major aim, workpackage content, timeline, project management, SMART, SWOT, Gantt, budgeting |
| External perspective on interpersonal interaction | Use of AI for meta-level interpersonal interaction and introspection in the scientific context, e.g. identify future collaborations, make decisions, train difficult interpersonal interactions, support career moves and interviewing, optimize and brainstorm for negotiations. |
| Perspective: what will happen in the near future? | Expert opinions on short-term and mid-term impacts of AI. |
Course Preparation & Material:
Participants will need to bring along their own laptops for the two days in order to join the hands-on session. Additionally, participants may have time to work on files of their own (text, data, figures) during the workshop and receive feedback.
Further information and materials for the course will be communicated directly to selected participants once registration closes.
Interested? Click here to register!
Registration deadline: 28 April 2025 at 15:00
This workshop is jointly organised with SFB 1551, SFB 1552, GenEvo, 4R, IPP & IPPro.