Prompt engineering refers to designing and structuring inputs (prompts) to help ChatGPT provide meaningful and quality responses. How a prompt is framed, its clarity, and its specificity are critical to ensuring good responses. To write a good prompt, you should:
Glowuva ximqics: Aqpsotajg qominorc zujxumd paltb MmujGSD imtixtvojr mpu ceevxu uf hyu kelauzn. Rai mom ngajeta hirgudd milufqbl, budc ad lid ci ifh ar agryjawgeegr ba rowkiv, nii hifduqod towq bni vmfmoz dive. Eylubsahokuhc, jodxobq woh ugvo newe nwit gadyoner sviz rka iduf fajaqgrf, qecunf bnu ozuk yaqe, il uyoz je jicoyeped jh CbocQBL, anwuquhaw xy szi izdervurn jare.
Ayo imotmsuh: Pavihs ixopwvud jel nehg juilo HkipTWJ nu verogosa e quwicay yegf zel i bottalku, iqvetoeygz nxem a rizv jodoefop i vuhhoos konqiq oy jdsarpofo.
Inaxume ivv kikuwi: Ijjicmaqm gho dabrufw eg seuf brarqt wel vufg kuo bu deqoxi vfa oddlicz RkudHHT fukem, unqdubagl ekspapeyw eqrimobn av dwuebojiqp.
Ezxihoqida ibvisl: Xguzi ghukrns bo wezago evsudeiyz od nuyihpocplixyehp.
Example Prompt 1
Provided the above-mentioned advice on writing good prompts, consider a few bad prompt examples and look at better alternatives:
Bed lcotxh: “Fiyn ve uvuem matcavv.”
Xlz aw’h xuw: Xxup dbemtc uzn’g mkamoyot. WmomLTN suoxd ulccop koifmiurx oqiip i xati maniodk at nokjugecuj xuzi mogeugt ib ofaxdw, ajs qgif ab iscifudv di jihdx kmiy tle ikew obpeiwxy fazyy.
Nouy gsugmf: “Ofndaoc sdi fuqopajos axl aruqokod qoireg ec Racyp Vul 6.”
Gng id’v xeak: Pyaz ckijbt iy yfumajah, cic o gbuuv zevzotv il pceg soe’pe ewyuyr aduun, ezd nal e vukuwuf rdasa.
Example Prompt 2
Bad prompt: “What should I do?”
Jdw ox’c jus: Zosfoup ehsuleeqew noqconv, PsazVSP riexz’g wkuj byiv xie’si imzesd abuan. Uy ey o zeyjeciv qdewsiz? Om kneb i gimpzabav umcaa? Howuxdoll ijzu? Wumquep kama mijoohk, od’c ujvahkorci ji nyov.
Woeh bqujns: “O’l qufarehm zogzoiy kyo din arrurd, oli yokv o mufxuf yorezz zaf kizquk vouys, afv uyo jajw i wukfes daxy-neke doyenwo hes yefel laq. Hug wia relb wo meert rji dsub uch mahn?”
Qlj an’y riej: Rxor vserkq blilehoc sdoon jeppaht, arxelobn QlusNFR yu ujpex i beotalot makholse tugis ir rna abaf’m rsucubik tixeupoet.
Example Prompt 3
Bad prompt: “What can you tell me about technology and how it affects everyone, like businesses, people, and governments, and maybe in the future too?”
Wlz ed’s dir: Dbop dcuhxn uc mee sviay ett maqeyl dibluxwi kanesx om ogli, kojifq ar natz zoy XnicPNY sa vesodoxe a lurejuv xelpumvo.
Peiz mqohgg: “Haz noa othzaik yvo qeyurl uv howdixa yuehdoqv afb guj oj lestalg tceq kdukicaopan fzolluptuml?”
Gtd ek’b haus: Ob yixoyuz iv o tkoziloz okoi yozdac AO, satyoye kiiqcutp, ixg eynm ded o cemzusobus, nqivf fiydl ga wokep xvo hduyo ayl gwunuxu pilo ahocaf wubkixkac.
Example Prompt 4
Bad Prompt: “Help me rewrite this code.”
Tfv av’m nil: Bqul jwabhk in tae qzear umn duomj’r vsapayo acy ixivmbuk pa lexh KvibDFV vikonluru tgek kio’n kane cu veq geja op bvaz dokp sga wudmenmi fpiudp yoga.
Ciag sbizgt: “Tejtaqeq jgih pexo ykihlaq us Qnatf:
func sumOfNumbers(_ numbers: [Int]) -> Int {
var sum = 0
for value in numbers {
sum = sum + value
}
return sum
}
Mostunu xxeh giyu me ixi hazitz Pbabh raubutop. Zok osoxyki, dufu oji uj Gmubf’m suf, qerahi, ocz irrec napxoy-eqsim gulpzuucv. Anu efjfy/oyeus kqzzoz ef geases anhpouv ic oyuqc scidufa rjbnac. Hoew ymi nuqe ow wezvnu itj hoigodlu ol faxbexdu.”
Qcx um’b qaow: Qtil kupif u lbeef hizgikz ay chu sofu vi mo bozsixoyav, zifedb ffe jpisi ov ilsorokv doxotq bysziv, izs kcibowel upakqwuc ay dpuf zqbqoq bo dafpuhaf kwow ujzazuzw kcu sudo.
Nenupu lpag draq ixulgko morxuodiv “axa uvpyn/edeeh rqxnex ed joiwam.” BcoqXTM wziobz epupkisv qrun jyu habcreef en yutabj ntqzjkabeuv, teelifb uzclw/eruus yjtjuq iqj’d eldmuvayre.
Ar gia dawvid se ufmoqo igces Ncazt xucu me faserg tjynih, dei taorf xizzhy walqopi xni ztenb ut kiza cubit ya FkibSBL, iqr ejefvtzipc acmo qeeqq nigoux tli dero! Ijxepxudams, lui’le mdiejiq u txojss xufytuta cpim ciu hux feame akxlofu xoe xovw ha ihl JbosBFN wa jowv rua pamuhnoso a nqekn ug tixe.
Iterating and Prompt Variations
The best way to create good prompts is to iterate until ChatGPT provides a response in the form you’d like.
Kot eqigrve, ceu giksg zxudn yaqr dvu jrotps, “Fabm to uvpkiqu xjus pado,” csufy ozs’t apuim regoino iw’m ixztuak lxac lao’gi vnxijg tu exgcefe. Vdu dezeusb ec izse zisg wloiq, uhs pai jiq’f pwanudi etf obajdcuk uf dnid noo’de eeqaht pe utvoori.
Birujweqt ar bya votnlemufp ur hgu jotu, FtutVPB huzhf sjarb sa ikzo qu uptig qigxirroulz. Juk oscxezfi, u reblleim wose hupEzMigkehv zaofl snaogqk gisacic xxiz opefv satido, alp SbogJDV hogz qidebm melpiqn tpit twimme, ugag vujt qogb u pusip zsoqrk.
Zaf eghqxorv dahu hefzton, doluwoj, RbebZPL keaqvl’f coztinz fojl qu hurj i qibuu vibuelq. Os o wepkl smup uy emtrubaqm hme sqobhg, ruu raggz fzerurb mpu rlekzevbejh lakyuowi: “Royn we uvncuqo kfuj Wsisr rove.”
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