Openai Foundations Prompting

# Prompting

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## Prompting overview

Prompting is how you tell ChatGPT what you want to know, make, or change. A prompt
can be a question, an instruction, or a goal. You don't need technical syntax or
a rigid formula. Start in your own words, review the response, and use follow-up
messages to shape the result.

A short prompt is often enough. For larger or more important tasks, include the
parts that matter:

- **Goal:** What should ChatGPT do?
- **Context:** What information or sources will help?
- **Output:** What format, length, or level of detail do you need?
- **Boundaries:** What must stay unchanged? What should ChatGPT avoid or check
  with you before it acts?

Use only the parts that help. You don't need to fill in every item or follow a
required format.

## Describe the result you need

Start with the result, not a detailed list of steps. Include the audience or
format when those details change what ChatGPT should produce.