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Prompt Creation

Prompt Creation

A prompt is your input to the AI tool; the prompt is usually a question, request, or topic.  Writing good prompts will facilitate good outputs from the AI tool.

Here are several frameworks for prompt creation:

TRACI

  • Task: type of output the prompt needs to achieve
  • Role: the persona of the "person" who will be presenting the response
  • Audience: the persona of the "person" who will be the recipient reached 
  • Create: the desired format of the response
  • Intent: the overall intention of purpose of the prompt

Reference: StructurePrompt.com

CLEAR

  1. Concise: brevity and clarity in prompts - be specific
  2. Logical: structured and coherent prompts - use a logical flow and order
  3. Explicit: clear output specifications - give precise instructions on your desired output format, content, and/or scope
  4. Adaptive: flexibility and customization in prompts - experiment with various prompt formulations and phrasing in an iterative process
  5. Reflective: continuous evaluation and improvement of prompts - adjust and improve your prompt by evaluating the previous responses

Reference:  Lo LS. The CLEAR path: a framework for enhancing information literacy through prompt engineering.” Journal of academic librarianship. 2023; 49(4). http://ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102720

AAMC. Artificial Intelligence and Academic Medicinelist of webinar series and community collaborations.

OpenAI Developer Forum

LearnPrompting. Prompt Engineering Guide. 2024. https://learnprompting.org/docs/intro

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