Why Your AI Prompts Suck (And 10 Rules to Fix Them)
These simple changes transformed my LLM results from garbage to genius.
Professor Lennart Nacke, PhD
I help you change into a more resourceful researcher and writer (+/- AI). 35k+ research citations. University Research Chair & Tenured Full Professor.
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