5 Strategies for Effective AI Prompts

1. Write clear instructions: - Include detailed context in your prompt to get more relevant answers - Specify the steps required to complete a task - Provide examples 2. Provide reference text: - Instruct ChatGPT to answer using a reference text, such as a link to a PDF or a website - Instruct ChatGPT to answer with citations from a reference text 3. Split complex tasks into simpler subtasks: - Since there is a limit on how much text you can insert into ChatGPT, summarize long documents piece by piece to stay within the limit - For prompts that involve multiple instructions, try breaking the prompts into smaller chunks 4. Give ChatGPT some time to think: - Instruct ChatGPT to work out its own solution before rushing to a conclusion - Ask ChatGPT if it missed anything on previous passes 5. Test changes systematically: - Evaluate ChatGPT's outputs with reference to gold-standard answers