Training AIs with Alt Text: The Importance of Prompt Detail in Image Recognition

When starting out with prompting, it is valuable to describe something as if it already exists, like an image in a clip art library or photography gallery. This helps convey to the AI what you are looking for and gives it a natural sense of the limitations of the tools. The descriptions should focus on the overall theme or content of the image, rather than providing step-by-step instructions on how to draw it. AIs are trained based on alt text descriptors from millions of images, so reviewing these alt texts can help improve your own prompting skills. It is important to provide detailed prompts, as even small differences in wording can lead to different results. Looking at what other people are doing with their prompts can also offer insights and inspiration.

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