AI can play many parts, including a writer, actor, set designer, director, and more.
Use the superhero of clarity – lists: Organize for impact by using lists or comma-separated values.
Embrace the chaos and iterate: AI is unpredictable and moody, with fluid responses that rely on your prompt structure.
Let’s put these tips into context. Imagine a superhero team called The Friendly Force has a new member named Embracer. We want to use generative AI to write an introduction for Embracer.
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Tip 1: Provide clear context (know that AI doesn’t know you)
Starting prompt:
I am Embracer.
Write an introduction to my new superhero team “The Friendly Force.”
Response:
In a world teetering on the brink of chaos, where darkness seems america phone number list to creep into every corner of our lives, a beacon of hope emerges – “The Friendly Force.” Led by their enigmatic and empathetic leader, Embracer, this new superhero team has vowed to be the antidote to the despair that plagues our world. With a mission grounded in compassion and a commitment…
The response, truncated here, originally was 350 words. Notice how much freedom the LLM took in its response? It fabricated quite a few embellishments, most notably that it decided Embracer is the leader of the Friendly Force, though we never mentioned anything of the sort. Lastly, it’s introducing The Friendly Force, not Embracer. This is an example where not being specific enough can lead to vastly different results. Let’s see how we might improve this.
Tip 2: Set guidelines to keep the prompt in the right lane (always bowl with bumpers)
Like during bowling, adding bumpers to your lane drastically increases your chances of hitting the pins. Translating this analogy to an LLM, the bumpers are additional rules we include to “guide” the response.