AI Foundations - lesson 2

How to ask, so you get something useful

The difference between a useless answer and a useful one is almost always in the request.

What you will take away:

A weak prompt is usually missing context, not cleverness. The model cannot see your situation unless you describe it.
Four parts cover most requests: role, context, task, and format.
Give the model an example of what good looks like. One example beats three paragraphs of instruction.
Treat the first answer as a draft to argue with, not a result to accept.