SMU Libraries provides campus wide access to the Constellate platform. In this session, The Constellate team will go through the basics of using a large language model—specifically ChatGPT—for text classification. Using the ChatGPT application programming interface (API), we will explore how LLMs can assist humanists with various text classification tasks, including binary classification, labeling, applying confidence intervals to judgments, and more. We will get to know the API, create validation data, engineer model prompts, and automate API calls for large data sets.

Each class runs for 1.5 hours, twice a day. You may attend either session, the same content will be presented.

• Monday, November 11, 2024
• Wednesday, November 13, 2024
• Friday, November 15, 2024

No materials or software are needed. Participants will be shown how to create an Open AI account and will be required to pay for their own compute (~$5).
Register to attend in person or access the recording asynchronously.

Check out our Research & Scholarship guides (including Constellate guide) for self-guided help. For questions, Ask Us.

Any person who requires a reasonable accommodation on the basis of a disability in order to participate in this program should contact Rafia Mirza at least one week prior to the event to arrange for the accommodation.