Ask Better

You asked the AI something, and all you got back was a vague, going-nowhere answer. "Maybe I'm just not cut out for this," you think, your confidence slipping. This book is for you.

It's going to be okay. The reason isn't your head. It's just how you asked. A vague order gets you a vague dish. Change how you ask—just a little, in plain words—and the AI is a different machine.

This is not a book of difficult "prompt techniques." It's the one everyday knack: ask the way you'd order food. Say, in ordinary words, a little more of what you actually want. There's no explaining of specific apps here (they go out of date too fast).

What this book hands you isn't technique—it's a way of asking that lands. - A miss isn't your head; order, don't hope; drop the vague words - Say who it's for and what for; show it one example; specify length and tone - Don't settle for the first try; a miss is a signal; sloppy in, sloppy out (but you don't need perfect) - If you don't say it, it can't know; ask small, one at a time

By the last page, you've stopped blaming yourself and started thinking, "oh—it was just the way I asked." Now—start with one order today.