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Chat GPT 101

Introductory AI course for utility professionals.

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Virtual

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Course Summary:

In today’s utility sector, AI tools such as ChatGPT are changing how work gets done. Using these tools effectively requires skill, awareness, and careful consideration of data accuracy and privacy. This practical three-hour session introduces utility professionals to ChatGPT in a way that respects the sector’s regulatory, security, and operational realities.

Through hands-on exercises and real utility-based examples, participants learn how ChatGPT can streamline routine tasks, enhance communication, and support decision-making. Facilitators guide participants through prompting techniques, evaluating AI-generated outputs for accuracy, and identifying which tasks are—and are not—appropriate for AI assistance.

Participants will leave with practical skills and a balanced understanding of how ChatGPT can act as a “second desk” to support daily work.


Course Outline

This interactive course includes hands-on exercises and covers the following topics:

  • A high-level overview of the rapidly evolving AI landscape
  • How AI tools learn and what that means for users in the utility sector
  • An overview of ChatGPT and its core capabilities
  • Prompting techniques to maximize efficiency and effectiveness
  • Customizing ChatGPT and getting more value from AI tools
  • Evolving from writing with AI to editing and refining outputs
  • Discussion on how ChatGPT may impact regulatory filings, operations, and LDC communications

Prerequisites: Participants should be comfortable using web-based digital tools. Reference materials will be provided prior to the session.

Participants must have an OpenAI ChatGPT account at least one week prior to the course. The session will highlight differences between free and paid ChatGPT accounts.

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ChatGPT 101

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28 September
ChatGPT 101
$595.00 $545.00 Early bird price (+hst)
Sep, 28, 2026, 8:30 AM Sep, 28, 2026, 12:30 PM
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