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Speaker 1 (00:13):
Welcome back to Cafe
Conversations, where we blend
the latest in artificialintelligence with the comfort of
your favorite cafe setting.
I'm Sahar, your AI whispererand barista of knowledge,
pouring out another freshepisode.
Today we are brewing a specialblend of the newest developments
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in AI as it stands of this week, spiced with a dash of the
future and a pinch of philosophy.
So grab your coffee, find acozy spot and let's dive into
the world of AI as it standstoday and where it's headed
tomorrow.
Let me take a sip of my coffeehere.
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This week in AI has been buzzing, with advancements From smarter
home assistance to AI makingstrides in medical diagnostic.
The pace at which technology isevolving is nothing short of
astounding.
Major breakthrough in naturallanguage processing this week,
researchers around significantimprovements in translation
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algorithms.
These new models can now handlenot just major languages but
also many lesser known dialectswith impressive accuracy.
This development is crucialbecause it bridges communication
gaps and brings diversecultures closer together.
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As we know, we are in theunited states.
We come from everywhere.
We come carrying with us ourcommunication styles, our
dialects and our accents.
So having that with AI can helpnot only people understand each
other in a better manner, butalso maybe help people with
their accents and their dialectsto make sure that we integrate
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with everybody.
I I see that as a plus, being adei professional.
Now moving to healthcare, anexciting update comes from a
team working on ai drivendiagnostic tools.
This is like one of the bestthing I love about it.
They have unveiled a systemthat can predict the onset of
certain chronic diseases up tosix months earlier than current
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methods by analyzing patterns inroutine blood tests combined
with historical health data.
This AI provides doctors alonger window to intervene
effectively.
They are also mainlyconcentrating on things like
Alzheimer's and dementia, whichso far there has been very
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little progress about it, andfrom what I have heard, they are
trying to use this diagnosticinto cancer and finding and
diagnosing cancer in very earlystages.
I'm sure that this will save alot of lives for the future.
I'm very sensitive to thatbecause I lost my baby sister to
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cancer over 15 years ago, soany progress that can be done,
I'm all for it.
Also, in the autonomousvehicles, this week has seen a
leap forward in ai drivennavigation systems.
A new startup has introducedtechnology that integrates
real-time traffic data withweather conditions and
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historical accident statistic toplot safer routes.
For someone that drives a lot,like me, and I use a lot of ways
, and it has been great, so I'msure that this will apply to it
as well.
It's not just about getting youwhere you are going faster, but
it's also ensuring you arrivesafer.
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Now let's talk about somethingthat has been on many people's
minds, which is AI in theworkforce.
This week, a tech giantreleased a report detailing the
impact of AI tools in augmentinghuman jobs rather than
replacing them, because a lot ofpeople are scared.
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They say, oh, I don't want touse it.
I see it on all of social media.
I don't want to use AI becauseit's taking away jobs from
people.
So actually, they work in nowto augment the human jobs rather
than replacing them.
They showcased an AI systemthat assist architects by
generating preliminary designdrafts based on specified
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parameters.
This allows creativeprofessionals to spend more time
refining designs andinteracting with clients,
enhancing both productivity andjob satisfaction.
Also, I want to touch on a topicthat is a bit futuristic but
becoming more relevant by theday AI in environmental
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sustainability.
Ai in environmentalsustainability, a new AI
application introduced this week, helps small and medium-sized
farms optimize water usage.
Especially being in California,this is hugely important.
By analyzing weather forecasts,soil conditions and crop types,
the AI system advises farmerson the precise amount of water
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needed, significantly reducingwaste and supporting sustainable
practices.
Each of these developments notonly pushes the boundaries of
what AI can achieve, but alsohighlights how integral this
technology is becoming insolving the world problem, from
health and safety tosustainability and beyond.
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Uh, I'm loving this.
I'm loving this.
Okay, but let's make thispractical and a bit more
grounded, starting withsomething called prompt
engineering and prompt chaining,and I teach that in my
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workshops because it's veryimportant not only to know
general idea about what AI cando, but actually being able to
use it.
So what is prompt engineering?
Imagine walking into this cafeand, instead of ordering your
usual with a simple coffee withcream, you give specific guided
instruction to achieve the exacttaste you desire.
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That's what prompt engineeringin ai entails.
It's about crafting the inputto an ai system, which is the
prompt, in a way that guides itto produce the desired output.
I hear people by the dozen say,oh, I use ai every day, but when
I really examine what they havebeen doing, I just realized
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that I'm really not using it theright way.
Ai will always respond.
If you ask ai about a yellowcow, it will give you a
description garbage in, garbageout.
How do you use it?
What prompt engineering entailsis what will differentiate you
in the future between successand not so much success.
You need to know how to promptengineer it.
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It has to be a big prompt.
We need to remember that.
Still, ai doesn't have contacts, doesn't have the experience,
doesn't have the analytics,doesn't have the emotions,
doesn't have the background,doesn't have quit procore,
doesn't have.
When we do this, this, whatwill happen doesn't predict the
future, at least as of now.
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So we need to make sure that aprompt engineering is fully
integrated to make sure that wehave the proper responses.
If not, it's not going to workfor you.
Again, it's like there are nobad dogs that only bad dog
owners.
Okay, I always say that garbagein, garbage out.
Then, after prompt engineering,there's something called prompt
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chaining.
This is where it gets even moreinteresting.
It involves using the output ofone prompt as the input for
another, creating a chain ofprompts that guide the ai
through a more complex thoughtprocess or task.
Think of it as teaching your AIbarista not just how to make
your perfect espresso, but alsohow to serve it with the ideal
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pastry pairing, step by step.
It's very important also toknow that, at least on the paid
and I tried it even with one ofmy clients on their free chat
GPT, ai chat GPT has a memory.
You just need to make sure toshare your information.
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But if you wanted to rememberyour writing style, paste two or
three of your articles of yourblog, ask it, and it goes by
step.
First you need to ask it toedit your style of writing,
including punctuation, length ofsentences, your verbs.
You know how do you write, youknow your emotions and let it
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critique.
You then ask it how can youmake it better and then ask it
to read, to rewrite what youalready pasted, and then ask it
to remember this style as enteryour name writing style and from
now on, whenever you want toget that on the surface for chat
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gpt to use it in writing yourpost, so it becomes your brand
voice, you just have to recallasking it to make sure to follow
your your name writing style,which is awesome, that's what
prompt engineering and promptchaining and the memory of it.
Why does this matter?
Why do I share this informationbecause as ai becomes more
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integrating in our lives beingable to effectively communicate
with the systems, essentiallyspeaking the language it will
become an invaluable skill.
It's here, it's not going away.
We might as well learn how touse it.
Whether you are a developer, amarketeer or just a tech
enthusiast, understanding how tointeract with AI can
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significantly amplify yourability to leverage this
technology.
We cannot be an ostrich puttingour head in the sand.
Many people are complainingabout it, about AI, but if you
don't learn it, you're not goingto be able to overcome the bad
side effects of it.
Ignoring it is not going tomake it go away.
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You know, if we are not part ofthe solution, we are part of
the problem.
So, for example, you can ask itto help you brainstorm.
How do you do that?
You go to your chat GPT and youlog into your account.
You make sure that now even thethree accounts have chat GPT
four.
So you choose that from themodel on the top and you ask
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chat GPT to help you.
You choose that from the modelon the top and you ask chat GPT
to help you brainstorm, but youhave to enter a role first.
So as my mentor, as my coach,as my strategist, whatever you
want the role to be, you have toenter it first, and then you
enter it to help you brainstorm,and then you give it the main
topic of your ideas andsubtopics.
For example, you can say youcan ask it at the end to create
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a mind map, to brainstorm newideas of your business, of your
idea, of your proposal, of yourcurriculum, whatever is it that
you want to enter.
Start with the central topic,which is the main topic, and
branch out to subtopics, likewhat you want under it, and then
you can even turn thisinteractive to a chart by
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selecting the click icon on thetop.
When you are done, okay, a lotof Little jewels I'm dropping in
today.
Okay, now into a hotter topicthat has been having a lot of
future AI.
Today in the news in the NewYork Times I read that a lot of
past employees have been findingcomplaints that open AI is not
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doing enough to secure thefuture from AI aggression or AI
taking over.
So, with all these advancements, it's natural to wonder about
AI's role in our future.
And, yes, some are skepticaland even fearful that AI might
one day surpass humanintelligence.
There is no one person.
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There is not one person todaythat can tell you what is the
future of AI and, I'm being veryhonest, there is not one person
that can predict what willhappen with AI.
But while AI is advancingrapidly, the idea of it taking
over humanity, like in sci-fimovies, is still far from our
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current reality, and we stillhave the power to control that,
and that's why we need to learnit.
Ai operates within a set ofprogrammed capabilities and
lacks the consciousness oremotional depth that humans
possess.
The focus among leading AIresearchers is on ensuring AI to
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develop safely and ethically,enhancing human capabilities
rather than replacing them.
So AI is a tool, much like acoffee machine.
It's here to enhance our lives,make tasks easier and open new
possibilities.
The future we are looking at ismore about collaboration
between humans and AI.
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If we make it work that way, ifwe make it work that way, if we
make it work that way, eachcomplementing the other,
strength, creating a synergeticrelationship that could solve
some of our biggest challenge.
There will always be greed Humanbeings are known to be greedy,
and if there is greed, we'regonna have the downfall of AI.
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But if we prepare ourselvesfrom today and we study it.
We can counteract that.
Look at the atomic bomb.
What came from it was evil, butit was originally formed to
help science.
There is always a bad side toanything we invent.
We, as human beings, we shouldbe.
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After all these experiencesthat we went through, we should
be smart enough to know how toprotect ourselves, not to ignore
it and not to be greedy.
Greed will extinguish who weare.
So, as we finish today's cup,let's reflect on how AI, when
used wisely, has the potentialto transform our world in a
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positive manner.
Whether it's helping doctorsdiagnose diseases earlier or
making our daily routines moreefficient, ai has much to offer.
So let's approach the futurenot with fear, but with
curiosity and a readiness tolearn and adapt.
Thank you for joining me onthis exploration into AI.
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This is Sahar Andrade.
I am your AI whisperer and Iwill see you in my next episode.
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