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Student and Faculty Guide to Artificial Intelligence

This guide contains information and opportunities for learning about the types, applications, and educational use cases of artificial intelligence, alongside materials related to the ramifications and ethics of their use.

AI For Beginners

Image created using ChatGPT from OpenAI, March 2025

 

One of the most basic ways to use AI is to input a prompt in order to receive an output from the program. Prompts can include questions, requests for summaries or pieces of writing, or even a conversation with the program.

 

What is a prompt?

A prompt is the information that the user types into the AI program, which the AI program then uses to generate an output.

Good Prompts vs Bad Prompts

A good prompt will generate an output that closely aligns with what the user wanted, but a bad prompt will generate something that the user did not want.

Why Are Prompts Important?

Many AI tools charge money for unlimited access, which means that free users can only input a limited number of prompts per day. Writing bad prompts can waste the user's access.

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