Read this great article by Anna Bernstein, a prompt engineer at Copy.ai -
I'm an AI-prompt engineer. Here are 3 ways to use ChatGPT to get the best results.
- Anna Bernstein is a prompt engineer at Copy.ai, which makes AI tools to generate posts and emails.
- Her job is to write prompts to train the bot to generate high-quality, accurate writing.
- Here are three tips on how to write prompts to get the best outcomes from AI.
- Use a thesaurus
Don't give up on a concept just because your first prompt didn't get the result you wanted. Often, finding the right word or phrasing can unlock what you're doing.
- Pay attention to your verbs
If you want the AI to fully understand your request, make sure your prompt includes a verb that clearly expresses your intent. For instance, "Condense this," is more powerful than, "Rewrite this to be shorter."
- ChatGPT is great at recognizing intent, so use that
Introduce what you're trying to do clearly from the beginning, and play around with wording, tense, and approach. You can try, "Today, we're going to write an XYZ," or, "We're trying to write an XYZ and we'd like your input." Putting an umbrella of intent over what you're doing is always useful, and playing around with different ways to do that can make a big difference.