5 steps to better conversations with your GPT—and your colleagues

Making competent prompts and real requests, of both people and AIs

What are the five things wrong with this request? "I need that report tomorrow."

You tell me. Then I'll tell you.

You may think you know how to get the best out of an AI, because after all you've been making requests of people your whole life. But actually, you're probably incompetent in both realms – getting disappointing or less than ideal responses fro…