User Guide

This user guide provides a step-by-step guide of how to use the AI chatbot. Please note that some of the more advanced features are only available if you have an admin role. 

1. Reach the AI chatbot interface

• Navigate to the AI chatbot website to start using the AI chatbot. The website link should have been provided by your teacher or by your contact person in ITS if you are a part of the chatbot pilot effort. The website link will depend on which pilot effort you are a part of.

• You will not have access to the chatbot if you are not part of the chatbot pilot effort at this point in time.

• The chatbots are secured by CAS.

2. Provide instructions to the AI chatbot

• You start your interaction with the chatbot by typing your instruction, which is also referred to as a prompt, into the prompt window that says “Ask me something…”. 

• When you want to submit your prompt to the chatbot, either use the “Enter” button on your keyboard or the “Arrow” button inside the prompt window. 

• Please note that there is a limit on the content that you can have in one session with the chatbot. If you hit that limit, an error prompt will appear on your screen, and it will provide you with instructions on what do to.

3. Response Generation

• After you have submitted your prompt, the chatbot will then generate a response based on your prompt. The response will be a result of the model’s settings and behavior, which have been set by the admin or super-admin. For instance, your admin or super-admin might have set a high temperature, meaning that the chatbot provides creative answers and might hallucinate at times. Remember to always fact check the generated outputs from the chatbot.

• After the chatbot has generated a response, you can enter a new prompt in the prompt window to extend the interaction with the chatbot. 

• If you wish to start a new session with the chatbot you can do that by using the “Clear Chat” button that appears under the prompt window.

Please note that your session with the chatbot will time-out after 20 minutes of inactivity. This will be indicated by the following error prompt: ”You have been disconnected after 20 minutes of inactivity. To preserve your conversation, use the “Copy Chat History” button and paste it into your preferred program. To restart your interaction with the chatbot, please reload the website.”

4. Copy your own text into the AI Chatbot

• Instead of typing out your prompt into the chatbot’s prompt window, you can insert text copied from other sources and paste it into the chatbot’s prompt window. 

• Copy your text and paste it into the prompt window by using the “Ctrl and v” keys on your keyboard, or you can place the cursor in the prompt window and right-click with your mouse and choose the “Paste” option.

• If you want to add more instructions after you have pasted the text, you can do so by using “shift and enter” keys on your keyboard to add a new line with your prompt to the chatbot. 

5. Save your chat history

• Your chat history is not saved anywhere unless you use the “Copy Chat History” to copy your interaction with the chatbot into another document.

• Remember to keep in mind that your session will time-out after 20 minutes and your chat history will not be saved unless you actively do so on your own by using the “Copy Chat History” button.