AGC Annual Convention | Kick-Off Breakfast
James Spellos Inspires AGC Members with a discussion on all things AI.
Addressing a packed room of over 550 attendees, James Spellos, a nationally recognized technology expert and educator, tackled misconceptions about AI, emphasizing that these tools aren’t designed to replace us—they’re built to empower us. Generative AI is like your Uncle Charlie at Thanksgiving—always has an answer, even if you didn’t ask for it. Embrace AI as a Partner, Not a Threat Prompts aren’t just one sentence. They’re conversations. The better the prompt, the better the result.
The session went beyond text, in- troducing the audience to tools that turn PDFs into websites, generate short-form videos, and even create AI podcasts from internal documents—a perfect fit for field crews or busy pro- fessionals on the go. His message was clear: AI is not sci- ence fiction or something to fear. It’s a modern assistant—fast, fallible, but powerful. “This is not me or AI,” Spellos concluded. “This is me and AI.” PDF’s, Videos, Powerpoints, Podcasts, etc. Everyday tools to make your job easier and more efficient.
Opening with humor and humility
Spellos quickly brought the audience into the conversa- tion, using real-time polling and interactive exercises to demonstrate how tools like ChatGPT work. “AI doesn’t lie,” he noted. “It hallucinates.” That distinction became a central theme, highlighting the need for human judgment in using these tools responsibly.
Through entertaining examples and practical demonstrations, attendees learned how to prompt large language models for better results. Spellos broke down the anatomy of a great prompt, showing how clear context, examples, and tone help AI deliver more accurate and useful outputs. He even simulated a live interaction with “G,” his nickname for ChatGPT, to craft memos, build presentations, and generate marketing images.
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