Quick Start to Using Azure OpenAI / Hands-on Basics for Everyday Business Users (No Coding Required!) (TTAI2321)

Course Objectives

Learning Objectives

Working in an interactive learning environment, led by our engaging OpenAI expert, you will:

• Understand the basics of OpenAI and its products, and how they can be used to improve business processes and decision making.
• Learn how to use GPT-3 for text generation, including generating product descriptions and customer service responses.
• Learn how to use DALL-E for image generation, including generating product images and marketing materials.
• Understand OpenAI's decision-making capabilities and how to use them to improve decision making in business scenarios.
• Learn about real-world business applications of OpenAI, including examples of companies using it, and explore potential future uses of OpenAI in business.
• Learn how to use OpenAI in day-to-day business operations and explore resources for additional tools and support.

Course Prerequisites

Audience & Pre-Requisites

This course is designed for a non-technical audience and doesn’t require any prior coding or technical experience. The hands-on exercises will be done using pre-built OpenAI tools and interfaces that are user-friendly and easy to use.

Next Steps / Follow-on Courses: We offer a wide variety of follow-on courses and learning paths for Generative AI, AI for Business, AI programming, machine learning, analytics, intelligent automation and other related topics. Please see our AI & Machine Learning Suite of courses  and Learning Paths for options based on your specific role and goals. 

Course Agenda

1. OpenAI First Look: What Is it and How Does it Work?

• Overview of OpenAI and its products
• How OpenAI can be used to improve business processes and decision making
• Learn how to navigate the OpenAI platform and access its products and services
• Understand the basics of AI and machine learning and how they apply to OpenAI
• Hands-on Lab: Searching for Business Use Cases: Learn how to search for relevant business use cases that can be improved using OpenAI.

2. Hands-on: Using OpenAI for Text Generation

• Introduction to GPT-3 and its capabilities
• Using GPT-3 to generate text for business use cases
• Exercise: Using GPT-3 to generate product descriptions or customer service responses
• Practice working with the GPT-3 API and understand how to customize its settings for different text generation tasks
• Learn how to integrate GPT-3 into your business processes and workflows
• Hands-on Lab: Generating Text for a Business Scenario: Use GPT-3 to generate text for a given business scenario, such as creating product descriptions or customer service responses.

3. Hands-On: Using OpenAI for Image Generation

• Introduction to DALL-E and its capabilities
• Using DALL-E to generate images for business use cases
• Exercise: Using DALL-E to generate product images or marketing materials
• Practice working with the DALL-E API and understand how to customize its settings for different image generation tasks
• Learn how to integrate DALL-E into your business processes and workflows
• Hands-on Lab: Generating Images for a Business Scenario: Use DALL-E to generate images for a given business scenario, such as creating product images or marketing materials.

4. Hands-on: Using OpenAI for Decision Making

• Introduction to OpenAI's decision-making capabilities
• Using OpenAI to improve decision making in business scenarios
• Exercise: Using OpenAI to make recommendations for inventory management or customer segmentation
• Practice working with OpenAI's decision-making tools and understand how to customize them for different decision-making tasks
• Learn how to integrate OpenAI's decision-making tools into your business processes and workflows
• Hands-on Lab: Using OpenAI for Decision Making in a Business Scenario: Use OpenAI to make recommendations for a given business scenario, such as inventory management or customer segmentation.

5. OpenAI in Real-world Business Applications

• Examples of companies using OpenAI in their business
• Demonstrate OpenAI in select business case
• Discussion of potential future uses of OpenAI in business
• Learn about real-world examples of how OpenAI is being used in various industries to improve business processes and decision making
• Understand the potential future uses of OpenAI in business and how it could impact different industries

6. What’s Next: Keep Going!

• Other ways OpenAI can impact your day to day
• Explore great places to check for expanded tools and add-ons for OpenAI
• Where to go for help and support
• Learn about other OpenAI products and services that can help streamline your day-to-day business tasks
• Explore resources for learning more about OpenAI and staying updated on its developments
• Understand where to go for help and support when working with OpenAI.

BONUS CONTENT / Time Permitting or Self-Paced

Bonus Chapter: Leveraging Generative AI in Business (60 minutes)

• Understand the role, applications, and potential of Generative AI in business contexts.
• Introducing Generative AI, backbone of GPT
• Generative AI in Business
• Generative AI for Data Synthesis; Creative Problem-Solving and Enhancing Customer Experience
• Potential Impact and Future Trends
• Demo / discussion

Course Materials

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