If you are using ChatGPT but getting mediocre results, do not blame the chatbot. Instead, try sharpening up your prompts.
Generative AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude have become hugely popular and embedded into daily life for many users. They’re powerful tools that can help us with so many different tasks.
What you should not overlook, however, is that a chatbot’s output depends on what you tell it to do, and how. There is a lot you can do to improve the prompt, also known as the request or query, that you type in.
Here are some tips for general users on how to get higher quality chatbot replies, based on tips from the AI model makers:
BE MORE SPECIFIC IN YOUR PROMPT
ChatGPT cannot read your mind. You need to give it clear and explicit inst