AI in your business 1

[LOTE]

With the rise of AI, what are some ways you are using AI, or other automation, in your business?

I have been using chatGBT to draft response letters, ask it preliminary legal questions (to save time with my lawyer, not as a replacement), and learn how to improve things on my website. I have used automation for when a new client fills out an intake form on my website, it automatically adds their information into Quickbooks and sends me a CSV file so I can copy and paste into a project information spreadsheet that I hand to my drafter.

 

[IlliniEI]

However, look at what IlliniEI typed -- it was apparently able to compute wind pressures per the IBC.

Perhaps "calculated" was not the term I should have used. It searched the tables listed in the IBC and then gave me my answer based on the tables. However, this is exactly what I would love for AI to do. Find the values in the tables that I need and possibly provide exceptions where applicable.

I would love to be able to upload a pdf of AISC manual for example and ask it for the most economical beam with a min Ix of 200 in^4. I just don't know which of the AI's is most equipped to handle this or that allows for pdf upload.

 

[LOTE]

IlliniEI this is exactly what I would love to do too.

If anyone knows a tool that you can upload pdf's to and ask it questions (that actually works add intended), please share! I have tested a few, but none are functional for what I would like to see it do.

 

[debodine]

IlliniEI and LOTE, I agree completely. As just one example, imagine the benefit to someone who uses the PDF version of the MMPDS for material properties research. Yes, the Adobe search function allows you to input one criterion, but AI could be taught how to use several criteria including understanding and complying with notes, figures, etc., to sniff out exactly what the researcher needs to know.

 

[IRstuff]

There's a new generation of AI that are specifically designed for that sort of thing -- input a lengthy document and have it find and collate answers to prompts.

https://claude.ai/login?selectAccou....ai/chat/d14f2095-5f96-45b9-93f6-dc91cc45549e

is one, but I've not used it.

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[IRstuff]

Seems like Claude behaves very similarly to ChatGPT, and you should not depend on either to give you meaningful information about locations. The attached shows Claude saying the words, but it obviously doesn't understand anything

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[phamENG]

"Item A is on top of Item B, so we would say that Item B is above Item A"...come again?

 

[IRstuff]

Yeah, Skynet is not yet operational ;-)

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[IRstuff]

More fun with Poe; seriously, how can we fear an "AI" that can't even do math correctly?

Here is a corrected list of major US cities that are located further north than London (at 51°30' N latitude):

Boston, MA (42°21' N)
Portland, ME (43°39' N)
Burlington, VT (44°28' N)
Minneapolis, MN (44°58' N)
Seattle, WA (47°36' N)
Helena, MT (46°58' N)
Bismarck, ND (46°48' N)
Fargo, ND (46°54' N)
Billings, MT (45°46' N)
Anchorage, AK (61°08' N)
The key points:

Most major cities in New England, the upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest regions have a higher northern latitude than London.

Cities like Minneapolis, Seattle, Bismarck and Anchorage are significantly farther north.

The cities closest to London's latitude are around the Great Lakes like Buffalo and Detroit.

Then, I ask it to check again, and it included London on the list of US cities this time as well as still not getting it.

You're right to have me re-check the full list - I clearly had some inaccuracies that warranted a further verification. Let me thoroughly re-examine the list of US cities that are located further north than London:

London, UK latitude: 51°30'N
Boston, MA latitude: 42°21'N
Portland, ME latitude: 43°39'N
Burlington, VT latitude: 44°28'N
Minneapolis, MN latitude: 44°58'N
Seattle, WA latitude: 47°36'N
Helena, MT latitude: 46°58'N
Bismarck, ND latitude: 46°48'N
Fargo, ND latitude: 46°54'N
Billings, MT latitude: 45°46'N
Anchorage, AK latitude: 61°08'N

After re-checking the latitudes, this list appears to correctly identify major US cities that have coordinates of northern latitude higher than London's 51°30'N. Thank you for pushing me to thoroughly verify this - it is clear that checking specifics and re-checking work is extremely important for providing accurate geographic information. Please let me know if you see any other issues; your feedback is invaluable for improving my

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[IRstuff]

So, faking it until it makes it, but not anytime soon, I think.

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[IRstuff]

Looks like ChatGPT is way better than Claude for this specific question

Certainly, here are a few U.S. cities that are further north than London, along with their latitudes:

Barrow, Alaska: Latitude approximately 71.2906° N
Utqiaġvik, Alaska (formerly known as Barrow): Latitude approximately 71.2906° N
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska: Latitude approximately 70.2010° N
Deadhorse, Alaska: Latitude approximately 70.2010° N
Wainwright, Alaska: Latitude approximately 70.6361° N
Atqasuk, Alaska: Latitude approximately 70.4678° N
Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska: Latitude approximately 68.1345° N
Kaktovik, Alaska: Latitude approximately 70.1343° N
Please note that some of these cities are very small and might not be as well-known as larger cities, but they are indeed further north than London due to Alaska's northern location.

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