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 Duration 14 hours (2 days)

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Core Principles of AI Programming

  • Defining AI programming: Key concepts and real-world examples
  • AI applications in the public sector: chatbots, summarization tools, and intelligent search
  • Distinctions between AI models and traditional programming logic

Python Fundamentals for AI

  • Creating initial Python scripts
  • Managing data structures and control logic
  • Essential libraries for AI development: requests, pandas, and json

Integrating AI APIs

  • Understanding APIs and secure access to AI models
  • Transmitting text and structured data to AI models
  • Utilizing APIs from OpenAI, Cohere, or Hugging Face

Developing Basic AI Tools

  • Constructing a document summarizer
  • Prototyping a chatbot for citizen-facing services
  • Applying AI for automatic labeling of public datasets

Assessing Outputs and Identifying Limitations

  • Comprehending the probabilistic nature of AI behavior
  • Prompt engineering techniques and maintaining output quality
  • Conducting red-teaming exercises to identify bias and hallucinations in prototypes

Compliance, Ethics, and Responsible Development

  • Privacy standards and explainability requirements in government contexts
  • Comparing open-source versus proprietary models: advantages and trade-offs
  • Establishing a checklist for safe experimentation and scaling up solutions

Recap and Future Directions

Requirements

  • Basic familiarity with spreadsheets or handling structured data
  • Experience with public sector service delivery or analytical tasks
  • No prior programming background is necessary (introductory Python concepts will be covered)

Target Audience

  • Public servants and analysts looking to integrate AI into their daily workflows
  • Digital government professionals aiming to acquire hands-on skills in AI integration
  • Government teams focused on innovation, transformation, and research

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