Crafting Effective AI Prompts

Prompt = Request/Input/Question to AI Chat bot, that you provide in order to get anticipated (by you) answer/output

In some cases it is enough to clearly state the question to get an answer. In other cases, where many details are essential, you need to progressively give the context to the Chat Bot (in several inputs) in order to get the reliable and appropriate answer. Remember: less info provided to AI Chat bot, more vague response you get!

Let's start with crafting a good prompt:

Prompt formulas provide a structured approach to prompt engineering, offering a framework for crafting effective prompts. There are many formulas, each with various advantages. I highly recommend very short and concise course on prompt engineering, provided by PMI. (All the examples below are from there!)

One such formula is the role, task, and format (RTF) formula, which simplifies the prompt into three key elements:

The output form PMI Infinity AI Chatbot for such a request:

And here the result on the same prompt from Chat GPT:

Another formula is The CREATE formula, which is an enhanced version of the RTF formula, providing a more comprehensive framework.

And feel the difference with the outcome:

The key takeaway from this article: it's easy to get the extensive answer to your question, just be specific with your request/prompt. If you need to provide more details, split the input in several inputs, attach required templates or documents if necessary.

AI can't read our minds (for now), it only responds to what we say to it.