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The very best AI prompting techniques backed by research.

Published January 8, 2024

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The very best AI prompting techniques backed by research.

🎯 Define Audience: Tailor prompts to the intended audience for relevance.

✅ Use 'Do': Employ affirmative directives for clarity and positivity.

🧭 Lead Words: Begin with "think step by step" for direction.

🔄 Output Primers: Start with the desired answer's format.

🖇️ Delimiters: Use formatting to separate instructional elements.

💡 Example-Driven: Implement prompts based on concrete examples.

📚 Simplify Complex Topics: Explain as if to a beginner or a child.

❓ Ask for Elaboration: Encourage AI to ask questions for clarity.

🚀 Assign Clear Roles: State what AI's task is unequivocally.

🧠 Chain-of-Thought: Use for complex tasks to follow AI's reasoning.


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