Week #7 - MKTG 4396 - Automation with AI (Chapter 1 & 2) - Featuring ChatGPT 4

This week is different from what I normally try to do each week, and by that, I mean I have decided to incorporate using generative AI into the reading assignment that I have done. Chapters 1 & 2 of the Automation with AI book talk about exactly what you might think, different kinds of automation and their in the workplace. Chapter 2 specifically talks about different use cases for something like ChatGPT in the workplace. Because of this, I had a thought: could I try and automate some part of my life using ChatGPT? 

After some time brainstorming, I came up with an idea, using Python, to automatically sort through my downloads folder on my laptop in an effort to save some time. So, I got to it and asked ChatGPT to write me a script for my idea. Seen below is the final product after about 2 additional minutes of me changing a few things around for the sake of insurance. 

The original script generated by ChatGPT probably would have worked just fine but I decided to change my idea from moving the files completely to just copying them, just in case something went wrong and they were deleted. The script seen above was almost fully written by ChatGPT, all that I did was change three words. Below is the final snippet that I will share that shows the folders that the script created in their new directory. I can confirm that each folder is indeed filled with all of the files from my downloads folder as well. This is just one task of many that something like ChatGPT can accomplish to help with automation. In the business world, ChatGPT could be a monumentally helpful tool that can be used to help increase efficiency and potentially lower costs in some areas as well. As we move into the future I am cautiously optimistic to see what uses AI will bring to the world of business.