Interacting with Generative AI - Prompting Effectively
This module asks: What is a prompt, and how does the way you prompt shape the response you get. Is the answer always worth trusting?
Reflect on Your Interactions
Before you begin, take a moment to think about your own experiences with AI. Consider these questions
- How is prompting an AI tool different from a traditional Google search?
- Where do you think the answer comes from when you ask AI a question?
- What makes some questions get better AI responses than others?
- Have you ever been surprised or frustrated by the response an AI tool gave you?
- Can you think of a time when rephrasing a prompt led to a better response?
How LLMs Respond to Prompts
To understand how prompts work or why a prompt is different from a traditional Google search, it is helpful to first understand how Large Language Models (LLMs) generate their responses. Watch this video, then respond to the questions that follow.
| Test Your Understanding |
Attempt this quiz even if you watched only part of the video. Click the blue  button and read the feedback after each question; it will help you understand how AI prompts differ from a keyword search and even why AI detectors are unreliable. After reviewing the feedback, click the blue arrow to continue to the next question. There are 10 questions in total. |