AI Carpentries Training: Learning Programming with GenAI
Vortragsraum EG (012)
Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig
Learning Programming with GenAI
A workshop for learners with no previous experience of writing code, who want/need to begin analysing data programmatically. The lessons are particularly relevant to learners working in research.
By the end of the workshop, learners will be able to:
- Adopt some practices to build their ability to read and write R programs, supported by genAI.
- Highlight some of the ethical concerns around the development and use of genAI.
- Assess the risk of using the output from generative AI in a coding task.
- Summarise the process through which a large language model is developed and presented to the user.
- Identify how choices made during development influence the suitability of the resulting model for different tasks.
- Recognise the importance of evaluating the output of an LLM to the success and integrity of research.
This interactive, hands-on workshop will equip learners with the foundational understanding and techniques that they need to develop their own expertise and begin applying programmatic approaches in their research. In the process, they will learn more about how generative AI tools work and how they can remain in control of their research and professional development while using them. The overall goal of the workshop is to empower learners to make informed decisions about whether, when, and how to use GenAI tools in their work.
No prior knowledge or experience of coding is expected. Participants will be required to use an AI chatbot tool of their preference.