The Skill of Prompting

• Use a conversational interface and start with any prompt
• Follow up with better and more specific questions and narrowings
• Experiment with length, technicality, and accessibility
• Set constraints to prompt creativity
• Use persona prompts to shape the AI's behavior
• Remember that the AI has no personality and no real knowledge or fun
• Practice programming and iterate on the outputs
• Be aware of the AI's limited memory and start a new chat if necessary
• Spend time and effort to become skilled at prompting
• AI systems will become more tailored and adaptable in the future
• Have realistic expectations and remember that the AI is a machine
• Overcoming the tendency to be polite and ask for multiple versions takes time
• The ease of use may decrease the transparency of the AI's processes
• Anticipate that future AI systems may have fewer options but be more user-friendly