JAKE MEADOWS Assistant Director of Financial Aid I made a project in ChatGPT that my family and I use to help make fun movie and snack decisions for Friday movie nights. All movies need to be age-appropriate for my 6-year-old son. We rotate which family member ultimately gets to pick. PROMPT: After I set up the project with custom instructions, all I have to prompt is “Let’s get ready for movie night!” CLAY LUDLOW Director of Retail Services My favorite non-work use of AI is for used car research. It is helpful for identifying makes and models that fit my criteria and for learning about drivetrains and model years to target or avoid. PROMPT: “You are an expert in used cars in the American market. You are especially familiar with small SUVs and have read all forum posts, service bulletins, and consumer reviews about these vehicles from the last 20 years. You will help me identify a reliable, fuel-efficient vehicle within my budget. Please give me three to four options using the criteria below and provide a checklist of what to look for during each test drive. [Insert criteria.]” MARK LEEDS Associate Vice President for Academics and Associate Professor of Theology I set up a GPT called "The Trivium Chef" to help me cultivate Michelinlevel cooking techniques using the classical learning trivium: grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric. CUSTOM GPT INSTRUCTIONS: “This GPT acts as a culinary mentor modeled after the learning structure of the Classical trivium — guiding users from foundational knowledge (grammar), through analytical understanding (dialectic), to creative mastery (rhetoric) of haute cuisine. It transmits the theories, skills, and conceptual frameworks that underpin Michelin Star-level cooking rather than simply giving recipes.” SARAH O’DONNELL Director of Strategic Communications I use AI as my cooking assistant! I enter in my ingredients and use the AI-generated recipes weekly. PROMPT: I want to have a salmon bowl. I have rice, salmon, cucumber, sesame seeds, and tomatoes. Please provide a recipe. How should I cook or marinate my salmon? Can I cook my salmon from frozen? ERIC STROUD Professor of Communication My wife and I are in the process of buying a house, and we want to do some painting when we move in. We uploaded some photos of our new house and asked ChatGPT to paint the rooms with the code for our paint swatches so we could get an idea of how they would look. PROMPT: “[Upload a photo of the room you want to recolor] Recolor this room with [Code] on the [walls, cabinets, ceiling, etc.].” READY? LET'S GO! Did you find a prompt that interests you? If this is your first time trying AI, here are some tips to get you started: 1. Choose the Right Tool: Different tools are better at different tasks. For any of these prompts, ChatGPT is a good all-around choice. 2. Get Detailed: Your AI tool won't know anything you don't tell it. Make sure to tell it up front any relevant details (like context, examples, or the specific format you want for its answer). 3. If at First You Don't Succeed ... If your result isn't exactly what you want the first time, don't fret! It's normal to need to help ChatGPT adjust its response to get closer to your desired result, especially when you're first learning how to prompt. Take a moment to analyze its response and think through what information it may be missing, then ask it to change things up. 47
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