The AI Intelligence: Prompting

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February 06, 2025

This week’s newsletter is focused on how to prompt effectively. All interaction with chatbots starts with a prompt, but often we ask the AI for something and get very unsatisfactory results. More times than not, this comes down to the prompt, or the language we use to ask our query. Successful prompting is easy once you know what to consider. Read more below in this week’s spotlight and tools sections.

Wondering where to try your new prompting skills? Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity all have free platforms you can use.

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The Art of Prompting

Ever wondered why you sometimes get amazing responses from AI and other times… not so much? It all comes down to how you "prompt." Don't worry, this isn't some high-tech secret. It's a simple process once you know the components.

10 Iterative ChatGPT Prompts I Use Everyday

Have you ever asked ChatGPT a question and thought, “Uh…no. Try again!”? If so, this article is for you.

ChatGPT Can Now Complete a Major Task That Would Take a Human Up to 30 Days. Here's How it Works.

ChatGPT can now conduct research and write a report as thoroughly as a research analyst, OpenAI claims.

That AI-restored Beatles song won Grammy for Best Rock Performance

The Beatles win a Grammy almost 30 years on since their last win thanks to AI.

Purely AI-generated art can’t get copyright protection, says Copyright Office

AI prompts are different from Jackson Pollock’s paintings, apparently.

Get in, Loser—We’re Chasing a Waymo Into the Future

Tailing a robotaxi for hours and hours is weird. And revelatory. And jealousy-inducing. But a driverless world is coming for all of us. So close the door and buckle up.

Ancient Selfies | History Revived

AI-generated “selfies” of historical figures.

Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance

Google’s updated, public AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue applications for weapons and surveillance.

“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews

The latest trick to stop those annoying AI answers is also the most cathartic.

It’s 2050 and schools look like…

With the advancements of artificial intelligence, virtual reality and a variety of other important technologies, the way we learn will soon look completely different.

How Hallucinatory A.I. Helps Science Dream Up Big Breakthroughs

Hallucinations, a bane of popular A.I. programs, turn out to be a boon for venturesome scientists eager to push back the frontiers of human knowledge.

Quicksplainer: DeepSeek AI, the Stock Market, and Javons Paradox

A market shock hit American AI stocks last week when Chinese company DeepSeek unveiled a more efficient AI model, causing Nvidia to lose $589 billion in market value in a single day, though investors later rallied around the belief that the technology's efficiency would actually expand rather than shrink the AI market.

Which of these images is real and which is AI? Find out if you guessed correctly at the bottom of the newsletter.

Explore GPTs

Custom GPTs are tailored versions of ChatGPT that users can personalize for specific tasks or topics. Users can create and interact with them easily, without needing technical skills. Custom GPTs work like digital assistants, they teach through simple instructions and feedback, perfect for tasks like writing help, research, or personalized support.

Discover Software & User Reviews | Tool Finder

Find the right tools to help you work smarter. Discover, search and review the best software with both user and expert reviews, curated for you.

How to use Projects in ChatGPT

Projects are a way to group your chats and data on ChatGPT that will make it easier for you to handle everything related to a single undertaking. This will let you easily organize things while working on that project.

Answer to Is It Real or Is It Fake

Image B was fake! Did you get it?

Real image source: caioresende, AI image generated by Midjourney