If you’re a technology transfer professional, prompt engineering is going to transform your life. In brief, prompt engineering is a set of plain language inputs that you can impart on a generative AI tool (like ChatGPT) to acquire a particular output. 

As an example of how ChatGPT can enhance the efficiency of your processes when you get to grips with prompt engineering, John Keary is currently able to review a whole year of license agreements in just 3 days!

John is the Compliance Manager at New York University and in this episode, he explains how he has managed to complete an unprecedented amount of work in his eight months in this position, why the power of generative AI doesn’t make him fearful, and why he is a strong advocate for every tech transfer professional getting incorporating the technology in their day-to-day activities.  

In This Episode:

[00:53] Introducing John Keary, Compliance Manager at New York University. 

[01:49] How John completed more than two year's worth of work in three months. 

[06:35] What prompt engineering is. 

[07:44] The process that John goes through to create prompts for ChatGPT that lead to the results he is looking for. 

[10:12] The amount of hours that John has put into creating his master prompt and the amount of hours he has saved as a result. 

[12:33] How prompt engineering can enhance the accuracy and efficiency of technology transfer processes. 

[13:48] Why John isn’t worried about losing his job to ChatGPT. 

[15:42] How ChatGPT can foster collaboration within and between teams in the technology transfer space as highlighted by John’s experiences. 

[17:56] How NYU maintains its quality standards when utilizing ChatGPT. 

[20:46] Advice on how to evaluate the effectiveness of a prompt for a particular use case.

[22:41] How John and his team assuage their clients’ privacy concerns relating to the use of ChatGPT. 

[26:36] The transformative potential of chatbots. 

[29:33] Why John recommends technology transfer professionals start using AI tools in their offices. 

Resources:

John Keary on LinkedIn

New York University

This episode is sponsored by FirstIgnite