About this Video

• Video Title: 99% of Beginners Don't Know the Basics of AI
• Channel: Jeff Su
• Speakers: Jeff Su
• Duration: 10:12

Introduction

This video summarizes Jeff Su's experience with Google's AI Essentials course. He shares five key takeaways, discusses the course's pros and cons, and assesses the value of the certificate received upon completion.

Key Takeaways

1. Three Types of AI Tools: Standalone tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Midjourney), tools with integrated AI features (e.g., Google Docs with Gemini), and custom AI solutions (tailor-made for specific problems).
2. Surface Implied Context: When using AI tools, explicitly state all relevant information, including implied context, to improve output quality.
3. Zero-Shot vs. Few-Shot Prompting: Understand the difference and utilize examples (few-shot prompting) for better results. Zero-shot uses no examples; one-shot uses one; few-shot uses two or more.
4. Chain-of-Thought Prompting: Break down complex tasks into smaller steps for more accurate and consistent AI responses.
5. AI Limitations: Be aware of potential biases in training data, limitations in data coverage, and the possibility of AI hallucinations (factually inaccurate outputs).

Chain-of-Thought prompting involves breaking down a complex task into smaller, more manageable steps. This helps the large language model produce more accurate and consistent results. The video uses writing a cover letter as an example. Instead of simply asking the AI to write a complete cover letter, Chain-of-Thought prompting would involve first asking the AI to generate an attention-grabbing hook based on the resume and job description, then using that hook to generate the body paragraph, and finally the closing paragraph. Each step builds upon the previous one, guiding the AI to a more coherent and well-structured final product.

The video gives two examples of surfacing implied context:

1. Restaurant Recommendations: A vegetarian friend asking for restaurant recommendations. The implied context is that the recommendations should be vegetarian-friendly, even if not explicitly stated.

2. Salary Negotiation: Preparing to negotiate a raise. The implied context includes past salary increases, current performance, and industry averages, which should be explicitly stated to the AI to get a better negotiation strategy.