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Prompt Engineering

Better prompts get better answers. This topic gathers our prompt packs and techniques: how to give context, set a role, ask for structure, iterate on results and build system prompts you can reuse across tools.

28 articles in this topic

Beginner Basics

Citing voxium

A viral post from engineer 'voxium' describes joining a large company where Claude Code generates all specs, code, tests and documentation — and nobody truly understands the codebase. Engineers work 1…

Coding with AI

datasette-explain version 0.2.2

Version 0.2.2 of the datasette-explain plugin adds support for displaying SQLite explain plans on read-only stored-query pages in Datasette. The update was prompted by Simon Willison upgrading his pub…

Prompts

Core concepts of prompting

This beginner-friendly guide explains what a prompt is and how to craft effective instructions for ChatGPT. It covers the core elements of strong prompts—task, context, format, tone, and constraints—a…

Prompts

Tailored guidelines for ChatGPT

ChatGPT's custom instructions feature lets users set preferences once—such as their profession, preferred language, tone, and response format—and have them applied across all future conversations. Thi…

Tool Reviews

Announcing ChatGPT Images 2.5

ChatGPT Images 2.5 focuses on personalization, transforming rough ideas, hand-drawn sketches, and reference photos into polished images that match your vision. It supports an iterative, conversational…

Tutorials

Generating images using ChatGPT

This beginner-friendly tutorial explains how to create images with ChatGPT using conversational prompts. It covers writing specific prompts with subject, style, composition, and lighting; refining res…

Model Comparisons

Financial services sector

Financial institutions face pressure to adopt AI but need a structured approach due to strict regulations and sensitive data. This guide outlines key AI resources for banking, fintech, and compliance …

Beginner Basics

A beginner's guide to ChatGPT

This beginner-friendly guide explains what ChatGPT is and how to start using it. It covers creating an account, sending your first prompt, and using ChatGPT for everyday tasks like writing emails, bra…

Model Comparisons

Assessing fairness in ChatGPT

A privacy-protected experiment tested how ChatGPT responds to different names using AI research assistants. Results show no dramatic bias, but subtle shifts in tone, examples, and cultural references …