0.7.3 Prompts, Inputs, and Outputs

An AI Interaction Begins With Input

An AI system needs information to work with.

That information is the input.

For a text-based generative AI system, the input often includes a prompt.

A prompt is the instruction, question, or context provided to guide the system's response.

Example:

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The next activity explains why the generated output must not be treated as guaranteed fact.