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The SmartSimple Cloud +AI integration gives you the ability to utilize large language models (LLM) from within our business process automation platform. LLMs may be utilized to improve productivity, processes, and outcomes. This article will walk-through how-to setup the integration, outline the two modes (automation and interactive), and delineate some sample scenarios.

Overview

There are two modes of operation when using SmartSimple Cloud +AI:

• Interactive Mode: This mode of operation occurs on a single object such as a grant application or review. In this scenario, the user can interact with the AI using a call-and-response model. The user might ask the AI to help them rewrite content, translate content into another language, or make content more concise. The user can ask questions (prompts) and follow up with more related questions. The user can also be presented with optional predefined templates to streamline common tasks.
• Automation Mode: This mode of operation can occur in various areas of the platform. In this scenario, the system is configured to automatically interact with your chosen 3rd party LLM vendor to do something with or without manual intervention. For example, the system can be configured to automatically generate an executive summary of an application or a summary of the reviewers’ comments. Applications could be prescreened and recommended or the AI could suggest reviewers with subject matter expertise related to the application.

Configuration - Essentials

Setting up +AI Integration

To get started setting up +AI integration, be sure to read our page on enabling +AI within the system.

Interactive Mode

The AI interactive mode (also known as Work with +AI) can be enabled on organization profiles, user profiles, and UTA records. To learn more about this feature, read our page on Work with +AI. To learn about a similar feature for internal users, read our page on our +AI Insights feature.

Using +AI with the Variable Processor

Configuring Automation Mode

Once +AI integration has been set up, the automation mode can be used in various areas of the system. The existing SmartSimple variable processor has been modified in order to allow you to interface with the third-party AI vendor. To familiarize yourself with the syntax and possible statements, you can test the syntax using the Variable Syntax Helper by opening a object record and going to Tools > Configuration Mode > Variable Syntax Helper.

Syntax

The syntax used for prompts in web page views and workflows is:

These parameters are explained as follows:

• AI model: (Optional) The name of the AI model being used by the service. If the service is OpenAI and the model is left unspecified, ChatGPT-3.5 will be used by default.
• temperature: Sets the desired level of randomness of the generated text, where a value of "0" is the most conservative while a value of "9" is the most random.
• instruction: The natural language prompt for the AI. For example, "fix the spelling: how are yu tday?" or "Translate the following into Japanese: hello, world!".

Example Scenario	Syntax
Ask AI to write an email for a specific user
Ask AI to write an email for a specific user using model gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct
Ask AI to fix the spelling of a message
Ask the AI to write a grant application summary

Frequently Asked Questions

Which AI vendor does SmartSimple use?

SmartSimple is flexible enough to integrate with different third-party AI vendors. Currently, our integration supports OpenAI's text-davinci-003 model by default.

Can we use a different vendor other than OpenAI?

If you would like to integrate with a different vendor, reach out to our Platform Solutions team or your account manager for more details.

Can we use our own finetuned model or a different model with OpenAI?

Yes. You can use your preferred custom model within the AI's automation mode by modifying the opening syntax. For example, if you wanted to use use your own custom model with OpenAI, you can specify it in the syntax like so:

Who is responsible for the data that is used with the AI feature?

As with any third-party service accessible through SmartSimple, it is up to the data controller (client) to understand the implications of using any data processor.

Settings Explained

These settings are found within the interactive mode of +AI.

General Tab

The following settings are available on the General tab:

Setting	Description
Instruction Caption	The title given to the instruction box that appears above the AI chat window.
Instruction Content	Any instructions to be displayed. Clicking the "Sample Instructions" link will populate this field with default instruction text.

Template Settings

This following settings are available when creating a template:

Setting	Description
Display Order	The order in which the template appears in the Template dropdown with smaller numbers corresponding to being listed closer to the top.
Name	The name of the template. It is not displayed to the end user.
Caption	The name of the template as it appears in the Template dropdown.
Template	The content of the template or what you want to ask the AI to do. For example, "Summarize the project goals in 50 words or less".