What’s your prompt?

Justin Welsh wrote this post and it just hit home.

Some time ago, I asked friend of the list and data scientist, Dr. Genevieve Hayes:

– If, let’s say, 10 people in different parts of the world give the same prompt to chatgpt, would they all have the same answer?

– Interesting question. My thinking is that unless the prompt is very simple and specific (e.g. what is 1 + 1?) then the 10 people will get different answers, even if they only differ by a few words. You can see this for yourself by asking ChatGPT the same thing over and over again. This is likely due to some level of randomness in the ChatGPT algorithm.

And here’s the thing with most “interactions”, “engagement”, “thought-leadershit” you find in most places (besides them being bullshit): They’re just simple prompts that are general, repetitive and add nothing.

The good news: the bar is so freaking low, that by just giving some thought and getting to feel uncomfortable to —even— having a half-way-processed POV, will make you stand out of bot-like responses.

So, give it a try. Don’t be fooled by the tool.

They can help you make things better. Your way.

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