Virtual Event
How to Use AI to Speed Up Your Work in Government
For public servants and policymakers globally
Thursday, Aug 1, 2024
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Speakers
What to do next:
- Watch the 8-minute highlights video above
- Dig in deeper and view the full recording of the event here
- Join the Designing Effective AI Prompts event on 5 September to learn tips on how to design prompts in a way that elicits useful, detailed responses from AI tools
The AI in Government Community
The AI in Government Community is a space to share conversations, insights, ideas and resources on the use of AI in government from your peers across the global public service.
During the event, Chantal and Duncan answered a quick icebreaker question: 'If you could dictate just 1 particular personality trait or characteristic for this AI assistant, what would you choose?'. What would your answer be...? Tell us here!
Resources
- Apolitical's new report “Building the AI-Ready Government: An Essential Action Plan for Leaders” is out. This practical action plan charts a government’s journey from putting the foundations in place, to acceleration, to deploying AI across Government at scale.
- Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick
- AI Untangled, an insightful collection of essays that help you understand AI and its role in our life/work by Charley Johnson
- Upcoming book AI Snake Oil on what AI can do, what it can't, and how to tell the difference by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor
Event Description
When it comes to AI, the question on most of our minds is: how can I use it to make mundane tasks quicker, save myself time and boost my productivity?
Public servants and policymakers are often time-poor with busy schedules, so staying ahead with innovative solutions to manage your workflow is critical.
This masterclass will show you how AI can streamline your daily tasks, making your work more efficient and impactful. Join industry experts in AI applications as they share practical strategies and real-world examples to help you integrate AI into your workflow seamlessly.
Speakers
Chantal Smith
Senior Researcher, Exponential View
United Kingdom
Duncan Brown
Head of Software Engineering, Incubator for AI, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
United Kingdom
Chantal Smith, social scientist and senior researcher focusing on AI’s intersection with geopolitics, policy and deep tech at Exponential View, has a Master’s degree in Economy, Risk and Society from the London School of Economics. She has dissected the social impact of emerging technologies like quantum computing. Chantal’s expertise in AI prompting reaches hundreds of thousands of leaders who turn to Exponential View to understand how their organisations need to adjust to the pace of change. With diverse experiences, ranging from policy research at the Embassy of Switzerland in Denmark to academic roles at EPFL, her multidisciplinary approach brings a nuanced understanding of the risks and opportunities posed by AI in today’s world. Chantal will be presenting a hands-on event focused on the techniques and insights of prompt engineering with generative AI tools.
Duncan Brown, Head of Software Engineering at the Incubator for AI, where he leads teams using AI and machine learning to find ways to tackle previously intractable problems across government. Before that he created and led the engineering function for teacher recruitment at the Department for Education, having spent a decade working in startups in the publishing and edtech industries.
