What is a prompt in AI and why is it important?

A good prompt is half the answer.
OpenAI Guidelines

How It Works:

A prompt is the input text or structure you provide to a language model, guiding its output by framing the task or context.

Key Benefits:

  • Flexibility: Use natural language to define tasks.
  • No retraining: Adapt models on the fly.
  • Rapid iteration: Tweak prompts instead of code.

Real-World Use Cases:

  • Question answering: ?Explain X in simple terms.?
  • Text generation: ?Write a blog intro about Y.?

FAQs

What makes a prompt "good"?
Can prompts include data?