Prompt crafting is the process of carefully designing prompts (instructions) to guide a language model like GPT to generate specific, desired outputs.

Think of prompts as instructions that guide AI's "imagination."

Example (Brainstorming):

Weak: "Essay topics about climate change."

Creative: "Imagine you are a futurist in 2050. What are three unexpected challenges and opportunities related to climate change that college students should be aware of?"

Example (Generating Ideas):

Weak: "Summarize this article."

Creative: "Explain the main argument of this article to someone unfamiliar with it, using a metaphor."

Choose an AI tool and select one of these

• Compare the results of the Weak and Creative Prompts or
• Try one of the Example Scenarios below or
• Experiment writing your own prompt for a current assignment

Example Scenario 1: Brainstorm three potential angles for a short paper on the impact of social media on communication.

Example Scenario 2: I'm a college freshman in a public speaking class. I'm doing a 5 minute explanatory speech on the causes of global warming. Can you help me write an outline for my speech?

Example Scenario 3: I have a 5 paragraph argumentative essay to write about raising the minimum wage in the U.S. Please generate 3-5 thesis statements, each with 3 subpoints that I might use for body paragraphs.

Example Scenario 4: You need to explain a complex concept from your current readings to a classmate. Write a prompt asking AI to help you do this clearly.