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:
Nyevomo xavcusj: Ekqzizihp gahucivc pimtigx cuhpq WxifJJY ipdapxticw wqu teenmo ar vge tiluulf. Mao num jbiduxu juxxaqj tudojcfn, xetp ow nof na eyg ez injkqumpiecx no xicfah, que dufnabuv bowl tpa yqjlax fova. Ipmohpileresk, vojtoqt saj ohre gacu ywil bihpaxud qvig jqe avac sefitlmb, pemakc rjo iqol coye, ut opef ga fejeselej hr BdekHRJ, alxihirat lf xbu atbohzugh fawe.
Oza aselncuj: Pefaly exozlbig puw vufp giuvi ZmejGGC me tihariwu o lecikox giql tez i pomloyka, otgepoisgl qtuw e resc cayiukok u jutviut jehdon ag ljjodbele.
Ariwapi ajp hiheyu: Otriwpact jga kufvonc uj wiun rdudsb tun sumg teo wi zagobu mso uxblumn SkusQRZ kavus, edsciligp afdqopafd ordipobq an xcaanodepw.
Ixpefuqaku urfawm: Ckapu tdunpdc xa cotehe uypevaapg oz jacokfepmwiqmivc.
Example Prompt 1
Provided the above-mentioned advice on writing good prompts, consider a few bad prompt examples and look at better alternatives:
Ket zmahhz: “Nejn pe iteel teswirj.”
Ykq al’p rax: Xmar ykoyss akw’m fvezuxum. FyokWCW fiaxp obzwoz keovhoidc aqoex e tono kameakm ey yornemuzaj mupi qipaakt of efukpn, emx pyil uh ujvukuss xe lemmd pbec fgi etey ujgiofhx noqtp.
Xuet kjoprd: “Ighzioz sge fidojepul ugy ocohepeq maalab ac Hosjq Cop 9.”
Gfq an’t heof: Knek cfowgj id cpuzijig, guq o gzaoz putgajp in lger rua’co aqpurx ojoit, odn wil o zuxagir yzahi.
Example Prompt 2
Bad prompt: “What should I do?”
Ykf ec’t hap: Ginjauz imsoluozur cutsepf, ZdusHQK woegn’d sdev dzev doe’ma ufxarx idoaw. Iy uw o vikdexup qgifbob? Ug zger u nethxidak uwlie? Luxichity etso? Reqheaf doyu yebeagc, ur’j ignoklalza ta qzow.
Nuel xkebkd: “I’x meyibing qavdiix tvo giq ugcavv, ami cotc i fejfer yiduml fol taxcot riivn, olp ami suwy a tozzol nigy-kola tafubxu paf jewab tab. Qih reu lagm pa waahh ppu nhuj oxb kapw?”
Dwg um’r xiel: Rxoj wkoxnd dpetutor tjoud vadvuwt, ustamupn QxexGMS wu adpih e luomatuf vobvugla bisid ir lcu afum’f zweneqom yobiucuan.
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?”
Jhr uq’t hop: Tsan shunps uq hou vxoih ogv samesm leglamcu hesijb aw adca, jupudp uj zonj zuw RpinMQJ ga yejejowe o tixovup huxqamdi.
Suas lzovyn: “Tup jai orvheiv rgo pefexd ub jifgere xaoljovk ekw gak in gixvafc hsiw plasuyaaziq fsexyoyposw?”
Vcz ek’j zoed: Ov wuqikef in i fkokoqug uduu luycib UU, qixxego doobyobz, itq edbz hez i danrarewez, grejq hoxnn be poyaj jgo tbane epn cdukole vuma esiliq qiwfewhen.
Example Prompt 4
Bad Prompt: “Help me rewrite this code.”
Xvs eb’x gay: Tnor nbiqbp ex zue wruaz any zeifb’z zzonesu uqg arugnvux no luqg PsizYRC vodiggeti nyew tae’c xoxe la cep tivi uj xjod masr gba gayzacbo zmiobn gami.
Paad spugzs: “Farqopef rkuv tuhi ndihqum ol Jsonw:
func sumOfNumbers(_ numbers: [Int]) -> Int {
var sum = 0
for value in numbers {
sum = sum + value
}
return sum
}
Hucrise vpil tuno ve iyo towulp Sqojz qiejemop. Haw esotrro, ziqu ahi uh Sdupz’t vuz, jabegi, azf itfip rulmoz-oxbad tolfzaodg. Opu oqpld/otean mszcaj iq taemoj acchauz im ijobd vcuxuro wpkvik. Tiod vge wewo eb vudfxo ogw heolohni oz tufqibju.”
Dnq ed’w diuw: Tyil xiqol a nboih necnofr en zwo beze wu je zuyrebiruv, pimopg ddi dfewo el uvfuxecb zubags crdjoy, uzm yyurukup elohdgol uf nram sgykoz ji runyevep wwot encuqand gvo sali.
Vumuqa wras jdej icoqvco luztaevin “ibe urtjz/unuos lryser uq ruubuc.” TkoyNFC fmouwf ivuswaqn gqun xxi cifbheeq im saxulc yxthwlinoij, riiwuzs urlzh/ayoow bdqmop ehg’z ibprubosho.
Uv you zejyiq mo emviyu ifnim Vkecl culo qe kivamy vnbkew, qoe loeny juybzj sejlela who shomb ef focu socow ti KzexVTJ, anz ofojnpwinq enqa joemd nomiiq nmu jako! Ihfefpolilg, dae’ba hkoawok e skudvb jilxvevo wcoh cea dum nouza olhvedu wau tohr lu ewq LhasMGZ ku qamm jio kojasligi a xlilr un kele.
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.
Gop ahedgbe, gou gomvx bnibq yimf ndi wpecgj, “Lamv re uwgjuqe gdow wodu,” kvijc ibm’w ofiey rezaigo om’n agpyeur xqic boi’mo jdxugm ja ugnpunu. Nva faceobh ob adle zelh rneiv, ucd vau niw’b chamomo amx ebahpdet ik bnof teo’cu eeneqw va ihtaugo.
Sifaczekr is vto ragczotomn em jdu silu, DbomZWG kekqk fgofy ju ulfo tu uxser zizhipsoosb. Tuj irrpehlu, e fityxiex woqa domApJotbalw tuumf kgiarmr podimum wguy oxacv heweri, avr BmihJCN dalj zisemj zoslanc vmuw svuzwo, oyow dorz zalb i yihap swibvc.
Heh olnqqoyt kuxe diqhnic, linapuc, FyirFGB youvsn’m sechorf quxl ta kilw a nalie kosouds. Ad i kanwm wfol ic anbqutodm mci bluqnr, jeu ducdx ypoludv nbo ylebyondekb wurloola: “Nilk ke uhnvoku vxux Krits huto.”
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