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AI as Thought Partner: How to Use LLMs to Transform Your Notes (3rd of 3 seminars)
Friday, May 3, 2024 • Rosenfeld Community
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AI as Thought Partner: How to Use LLMs to Transform Your Notes (3rd of 3 seminars)
Speakers: Jorge Arango
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Summary

There is a lot of hype around AI. But in many ways, AI’s potential for augmenting your cognitive abilities has been undersold. Learn how tools such as ChatGPT can become valuable collaborators that expand and refine your thinking. This seminar by Duly Noted author Jorge Arango shows you how to augment your notes using popular AI tools.   Watch Part 1 Watch Part 2

Key Insights

  • AI should be seen as a powerful symbol manipulation tool rather than an intelligent being.

  • Effective note-taking can enhance cognitive processes by allowing interaction with digital tools.

  • Understanding the capabilities and limits of AI tools is essential for fruitful collaboration.

  • Using context in prompts significantly improves the quality of AI-generated responses.

  • An agency in managing personal notes allows for flexibility and integration with AI tools.

  • Translating complex texts into simpler language enhances comprehension and retention.

  • AI can aid in summarizing, synthesizing, and organizing personal notes effectively.

  • Maintaining transparency about AI-generated content is crucial for ethical practice in note-taking.

  • AI should be used as a thinking partner, not a replacement for human cognition.

  • Continuous exploration and experimentation with AI tools are vital as technology evolves.

Notable Quotes

"It's early days for a lot of this stuff, and there's a lot that I'm just plain unfamiliar with."

"Thinking is something that happens as the brain interacts with the world."

"Notes are a particularly useful type of thing to think with because they're so flexible."

"These AI models are the most powerful symbol manipulation tools ever created."

"The ultimate purpose here is to think more effectively, not to replace your thinking."

"AI tools help find connections between ideas that you might have missed."

"When I show my work to someone else, I think differently about it."

"We're moving from the age of berry picking to query picking."

"Being transparent about AI-generated content is crucial for your own understanding."

"It's essential to be careful with automatic modifications to your notes using AI."

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