Difference between revisions of "Being-Creative-with-AI/C2/Prompting-Using-Persona-and-Examples/English"

Title slide

Learning Objectives Slide

Use Persona Prompting.

Apply Zero-Shot Prompting, One-Shot Prompting, and Few-Shot Prompting.

Compare the results of different prompt types.

System Requirements Slide

A browser on a computer or mobile device;

An AI tool such as ChatGPT, Gemini.

To follow this tutorial, you must be connected to the internet.

No coding knowledge is needed.

Pre-requisite Slide

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Clarity, Context, and Constraints.

Pause whenever needed and practice each step with me.

Pre-requisite

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Code Files

The following code file is required to practice this tutorial.

Prompting-Using-Persona-and-Examples.txt

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Please download and extract the file.

This file is provided in the Code Files link of this tutorial page.

Please download and extract the file.

This happens when the AI is unsure how it should respond.

We can fix this by guiding the AI to think and speak like an expert.

This helps the AI reply in a certain style or from a specific point of view.

For example, it can speak like a teacher, a doctor or a chef.

It can also respond like a designer or a travel agent.

By giving a persona, you help the AI to focus its thinking.

Open any browser.

I am using the Firefox browser here.

Next, open any AI tool.

I am using ChatGPT here.

Type the following prompt.

Create a lesson plan for teaching the water cycle to 6th graders.

Click the up arrow icon to begin the search.

Observe how it is organised.

Act as an expert science teacher.

Create a 40-minute lesson plan to teach the water cycle to 6th graders.

Include learning objectives, activities, and a short quiz.

When a persona is added, the AI response becomes more focused and useful.

The clear role helps the AI give a better and more organized answer.

This shows the power of Persona prompting.

It means giving the AI examples to show the kind of answer you want.

This technique helps AI understand required patterns and formats.

It has three types.

Zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot prompting.

Let's understand each one with simple examples.

You just ask for what you want.

Most prompts we use every day are like this.

Summarize this content into key points.

The AI answers directly, without seeing any example.

Here, you give one example to AI of the type of response you want.

"Turn this sentence into a question like this sentence: 'The sky is blue.' → Output: 'Is the sky blue?'

Use this format for the following sentence.

Sentence: 'Birds can fly.' → "

Submit it, and observe the output.

It means you give two or more examples with the prompt.

These examples show the AI what kind of output you want.

You want them to sound catchy and engaging.

First, give a simple or boring description.

Then, give an improved and catchy version.

From these examples, the AI learns the style and format you expect.

This works well for creative or complex writing tasks.

As a result, the answers become more accurate.

Persona prompting means giving the AI a clear role to guide its response.

Zero-shot prompting needs no example.

One-shot prompting needs one example.

Few-shot prompting needs two or more examples.

More examples lead to clearer and better AI answers.

Open any AI tool you use.

Pick a topic you know well, like food, travel, or your professional activities.

Try a zero-shot prompt by simply asking the question.

Rewrite it using a persona to shape the response.

Give one example to make it a one-shot prompt.

Provide two or more examples to make it a few-shot prompt.

Notice how the AI's answers change at each step.

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