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Transforming an Unguided Prompt
A user asks a language model to explain a scientific concept. The model's response is accurate but uses very technical jargon. The user's first attempt to fix this is to simply ask, 'Make this simpler.' Rewrite this instruction to be a more effective, guided refinement prompt that specifies the desired changes for a middle school audience.
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Ch.3 Prompting - Foundations of Large Language Models
Foundations of Large Language Models
Foundations of Large Language Models Course
Computing Sciences
Application in Bloom's Taxonomy
Cognitive Psychology
Psychology
Social Science
Empirical Science
Science
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Example of an Unguided Refinement Prompt
Example of a Guided Refinement Prompt for Grammatical Correction
A user is working with a language model to improve a short story it generated. The user wants to make the main character more compelling. Consider two possible follow-up instructions they could give the model:
- "Make it more interesting."
- "Revise the story to give the main character a clearer motivation for their actions and add more descriptive details about their internal thoughts."
Which instruction is more likely to lead to a successful revision, and why?
Improving an Idiomatic Translation
Transforming an Unguided Prompt