AI as Your Junior Partner in Public Affairs
Today's Journey (90 minutes)
- AI Landscape & Foundations
- Hands-On: RAFT Framework
- ChatGPT Teams Deep Dive (Page 2)
- Hands-On: Building Team Workflows (Page 2)
- Ethics & Quality Control (Page 3)
- Hands-On: Spotting Problems (Page 3)
- Your Next Steps (Page 3)
The Big Shift
News cycles move faster than ever. Responses need to be immediate.
More bills, more hearings, more stakeholders to track simultaneously.
Competing stories across multiple platforms require constant adaptation.
AI changes the game for all three.
The AI Landscape for Public Affairs
Generative AI
Creates text, images, video from prompts
Predictive AI
Forecasts outcomes based on data patterns
Assistive AI
Organizes, schedules, and processes information
Search & Analysis AI
Rapidly searches and synthesizes large datasets
How AI Works (The Simple Version)
“You type. AI predicts. You get a draft.”
What AI Can't Replace
Strategic decisions, political timing, stakeholder dynamics
Reading between the lines, cultural context, unspoken rules
Trust-building, personal connections, coalition management
The Junior Partner Mindset
AI's Strengths
AI's Weaknesses
Let's Try It: Your Life, Not Work
Assignment #1: Personal AI Assistant (5 minutes)
- Open ChatGPT in a new tab
- Ask for help with something personal (not work-related)
- Try one of these examples or create your own
Example Prompts (Click to Copy):
Reflection: What Just Happened?
"That was fast."
Instant responses to complex requests
"It gave me new ideas."
Fresh perspectives you hadn't considered
"Not perfect, but useful."
Good starting point for refinement
"Imagine at work..."
The possibilities are expanding
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