Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force

Learn About Generative AI

The AI Task Force has built a small collection of informative learning websites that can assist you in better understanding how to use Generative AI platforms more effectively. While this list is not exhaustive, the links below provide a good start to anyone looking to learn more about how to use GenAI.
  • Visual explanation of AI Chatbots - Guardian Article
    Large language models (LLMs) are the fundamental architecture behind chatbots like ChatGPT or Bard. A question typed into ChatGPT, such as “What is the capital of France”, has to be processed by an LLM in order to produce an answer like “The capital of France is Paris”. Use this link to learn more about how AI Chatbots work.
  • ChatGPT (and other LLMs) - Brandeis CTL Website Article
    The Brandeis Center for Teaching & Learning has developed a short synopsis on ChatGPT, which can be used to help understand these new services. As disruptive as AI-generative tools like chatGPT feel at the moment, it can help to consider them in the long line of technological advancement like Wikipedia, Google Translate, and the calculator.
  • Harvard AI Pedagogy Project - Resource Repository
    Harvard’s AI Pedagogy Project houses an accessible and interactive collection of resources that is geared especially for newcomers. The site contains: 
    • An introduction to AI literacy that covers what AI is, how it works, some general best practices/tips/approaches, and a glossary of key terms;
    • An interactive LLM tutorial with a built-in chatbot to walk users through how to operate basic prompt commands;
    • A list of external resources including guides, policies, initiatives, discussion communities, and more; and
    • A searchable library of sample AI assignments from 20+ different fields.