noun
prompting
noun
1
The act of encouraging or reminding someone to do or say something.
"After some gentle prompting, he finally admitted his mistake."
2
The practice of writing instructions for an AI system to shape its output.
"Good prompting can dramatically improve the quality of an AI's answers."
How to Use Prompting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEncouraging someone to act, or crafting instructions for an AI.
Common pairings
without prompting
prompting technique
Word Forms
promptings plural
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