Foundational AI: Do's and Don'ts
Turn a recurring request into a prompt with slots
For work you ask AI to do again, keep the instructions stable and mark the details that change. A few named slots make the request easier to reuse and review.
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Foundational AI: Do's and Don'ts
Keep a few examples out of the prompt
When you revise an AI prompt for recurring work, keep a few labeled examples aside and use them to check whether the change actually helped.
Foundational AI: Do's and Don'ts
Separate your instructions from the text AI should inspect
When you paste an email, proposal, or policy into AI, mark it as material to inspect and say what to do with it. The boundary helps clarify the task, but it does not make sensitive actions safe.
Foundational AI: Do's and Don'ts
Ask what’s missing before asking AI to draft
Before AI writes a customer reply or internal update, ask it to find the missing decisions that could change the answer. Then you can fill the gaps instead of editing a confident guess.
Foundational AI: Do's and Don'ts
Use a contrast pair to clarify an AI boundary
When an AI keeps confusing two similar cases, show it one example on each side of the line. A contrast pair makes the distinction easier to see and easier for you to check.
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