Welcome back!

This is the 4th week of my four-part series using Google Bard. After a solid month of using Bard and exploring its application in logistics and supply chain, I’m excited to close out strong and move on to a new tool.

This week’s agenda:

• Using Bard for new employee onboarding, or should we use Bard? (your master class to start fast)

• Jump back into ChatGPT to create your GPTs.

• AI newsworthy stories over the past week.

If you're new here, to give you a heads up, I spend time every month exploring a new AI tool and write about it every week. My goal is to inspire you to make the most of these digital tools or at least have a basic understanding of them so that you can use them when the time comes.

Let’s take a look at new employee onboarding.

New employee onboarding with Bard or Chat GPT?

Thinking back to my first few months at C.H. Robinson in 2013, training was trial by fire. I was drinking from a firehose and learning on the run. It could have been so much better. The best place to start would have been to have had a crash course on different transportation modes, pros vs cons, and an overview of what shippers and carriers deal with daily.

That’s what I will create here—training for new brokers and logistics buyers on the shipper side. Let’s map out the most essential items before instructing Bard on what we’d like it to generate.

Learnings:

• Different kinds of transportation modes and their respective pros and cons.

• Industry key terms and acronyms to understand.

• Risk management, avoiding potential disasters.

After putting some prompts into Bard, I realized that my custom ChatGPT, GPT “Professor X,” is much better at this. I’ll show the same prompts on both platforms, and you can decide which you prefer.

1.) Bard prompt and output.

“I am a transportation brokerage dealing in all modes of transportation. I need your help creating new employee boarding. The first lesson you will teach is on all the transportation modes and their pros and cons.”

The response below is from Bard, and it’s corny, in my opinion. Check out the same prompt in my custom GPT, Professor X.

2.) ChatGPT - GPT “Professor X” output.

Using the same prompt provides a more precise and to-the-point output minus the corn.

Now, we can look at industry keywords and acronyms in both Bard and ChatGPT.

1. Bard Prompt and output

1. ChatGPT Prompt and output.

ChatGPT is my preferred choice for educating new employees on onboarding, especially when creating custom GPTs, which I will demonstrate.

Create your own ChatGPT

I created Professor X, who is an expert in logistics and supply chain. Here’s how you can create your own.

Create your own with the instructions here:

• Login to chat.openai.com to access your account.

• Go to the “explore” option in the sidebar on the top left of the screen.

• Click “Create a GPT” and fill in the message box on the Create page.

• Work with the GPT builder to refine prompts until you achieve desired results.

• Using the “configure” button, you can name it, add a description, and give it instructions. You can also upload files.

• Save the GPT, and you can share it with others if you’d like.

Top five AI stories over the past week

1. New York Times Sues OpenAI & Microsoft Over Use of Articles: The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft. They claim these companies used their articles to train ChatGPT and other AI models without permission. This lawsuit highlights issues of fair use, intellectual property, and the ethics of using copyrighted material in AI development. (Source: The New York Times, December 22, 2023)

2. UK Supreme Court Denies AI as Patent Inventors: The UK Supreme Court has decided that AI systems cannot hold patents. This ruling impacts the future of AI and intellectual property, raising questions about who has rights over AI-generated inventions and how to encourage AI innovation. (Source: BBC News, December 21, 2023)

3. AI Chat Robots Help Reduce Elderly Loneliness: A startup uses AI chat robots to provide companionship to seniors in care homes, helping reduce their feelings of isolation. This shows how AI can be used to address social challenges and improve the lives of vulnerable groups. (Source: The Guardian, December 27, 2023)

4. Son Recreates Late Father's Voice Using AI for Christmas: A son has used voice reconstruction AI to create a Christmas message in his late father's voice for his mother. This story demonstrates the emotional capabilities of AI and its role in preserving cherished memories. (Source: ABC News, December 24, 2023)

5. Bias Detected in Tools for Identifying GPT-3 Generated Text: Researchers have found biases in tools designed to spot text created by GPT-3, particularly against texts by non-native English speakers. This discovery emphasizes the need for inclusivity and fairness in AI development to avoid reinforcing existing biases. (Source: MIT Technology Review, December 26, 2023)