Intro to AI prompt Engineering for Manufacturing: Stop Googling. Start co-creating with ChatGPT and Microsoft CoPilot
ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot can accelerate real work—drafting SOPs, summarizing quality data, preparing supplier emails, turning meeting notes into task lists, and capturing tribal knowledge—if you know how to prompt them. This beginner‑friendly, manufacturing‑focused session shows how large language models differ from Google search and how to tap Copilot inside the Microsoft 365 tools you already use (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams). We’ll strip out the jargon, demo side‑by‑side prompts, and give you practical patterns you can apply the same day back at the plant.
Bring everyday work examples; we’ll turn them into usable outputs live. (If your organization has Copilot enabled, you can follow along.)
You’ll Walk Away Knowing How To:
- Tell them apart: Google vs ChatGPT vs Copilot—what each actually does, where their data comes from, and when to use which.
- Get work‑ready output fast: Prompt patterns that produce drafts, checklists, meeting summaries, data explanations, and work instructions you can refine and share.
- Avoid common traps: Reduce hallucinations, fix vague asks, ground responses in your own data, and manage confidentiality.
- Apply to manufacturing scenarios: Quality alerts, maintenance logs, safety communication, training updates, supplier coordination—built live in session.
- Start small & scale smart: Reusable prompt templates, “context packs” (paste blocks you reuse), and copy‑improve loops that build team confidence and governance.
Agenda
- 12:00 pm Welcome
- 12:05 pm Gen AI Prompting Tips and Tricks – Lou Musante, Director, Growth Services, Catalyst Connection
- 12:20 pm From Production Line to Prompt Line: An Introductory Guide to GenAI in Manufacturing Settings – Dr. Deborah Stine, Founder, Science and Technology Policy Academy
- Topics:
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- Generative AI (GenAI) vs. Traditional Search
- Applying GenAI in Manufacturing
- Writing Effective GenAI Prompts
- Choosing the Right GenAi Model
- Crafting a 30-Day Implementation Plan
- 1:45 pm Final Takeaways and Next Steps
- 2:00 pm Adjourn