Generation AI

AI Toolkit Essentials: Key Tools and Skills for 2024 Success

Episode Summary

In this episode of Generation AI, we delve into essential tools and skills required for AI mastery in 2024. We discuss the impact of AI in the workplace, generative AI, and practical advice for adopting AI tools in various sectors, particularly focusing on higher education.

Episode Notes

Summary

In this episode, the hosts discuss the impact of AI on the workplace in 2024 and the necessary skills and tools to stay ahead. They explore the potential of generative AI to replace a significant portion of human hours worked and the shift in productivity that will result. The hosts also examine the adoption of AI in the workplace and the concerns surrounding job replaceability. They highlight the importance of AI literacy, prompt engineering, AI content curation, automation, and data analysis as crucial skills for working with AI. Additionally, they recommend various AI tools for general purpose, content creation, image generation, and video and audio production. In this conversation, Ardis and JC discuss various AI tools and their applications in different areas of work. They cover content creation tools, data and analytics tools, productivity tools, note-taking and meeting tools, presentation tools, automation and productivity tools. The conversation highlights the importance of AI literacy and the potential of these tools to enhance productivity and efficiency in the workplace.

Takeaways

• Generative AI has the potential to replace a significant portion of human hours worked in the US, leading to a shift in productivity.
• There is a generation gap in AI adoption, with younger generations more likely to use AI in their jobs compared to older generations.
• Companies need to focus on upskilling and retraining employees to be ready for AI rollouts, but most companies are currently not prepared.
• AI literacy, prompt engineering, AI content curation, automation, and data analysis are crucial skills for working with AI.
• Various AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Bard, Perplexity.ai, Jasper.ai, Canva, ElevenLabs, and Descript, can be used for different purposes in the workplace. AI tools can greatly enhance content creation, data analysis, productivity, note-taking, meeting management, presentations, and automation.
• Learning AI terminology and how AI systems work is essential for effectively using AI tools.
• Experimenting with different AI tools and workflows can lead to increased productivity and the ability to focus on higher-level tasks.
• AI tools are constantly evolving and improving, so staying updated and exploring new tools is important.

Specific AI Tools Discussed

• ChatGPT: The most important tool you can use in AI. Most people use the free version however the paid version opens up the ability to upload files, use vision, create images or analyze data.
• Bard (Google's AI tool): For content writing, integration with Google ecosystem
• Perplexity.ai: For research and synthesizing content. It can be a replacement for googling. 
• Jasper.ai, Copy.ai: These tools can assist in blog post writing and social media copywriting. Copy.ai allows for workflows. 
• Dalle-3 (OpenAI), MidJourney, Leonardo.ai: For image generation
• ElevenLabs and Suno AI: For audio generation and music creation
• Canva Studio: For AI-driven design
• Beautiful.ai, Gamma.app - AI presentations
• Descript: Video editing and creation (We use it at Element451). 
• Hex: Data visualization and analysis
• Notion and Coda: AI integration in documentation and workflow
• TL;DV and Fireflies: AI tool for meeting recordings and note-taking
• Zapier and Make.com: For creating automated workflows and data transformation