Briefle words · Prompt craft
Conflicting instructions
Requests in one prompt that pull in opposite directions, so the AI has to trade them off without telling you how.
Say it to an AI
One change at a time. For now, only cut the toast to about 2 minutes (roughly 260 words), keeping the camping-trip story as the centerpiece. Tell me what you removed; we'll do a humor pass next.
How an expert would ask for the stronger version of “Wedding toast revision”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →A best man asks the AI to revise the wedding toast it drafted for his brother.
Why: A asks for 'funnier' and 'more formal' at once; the reply lands on 'Distinguished guests… it is my great honor', which is neither funny nor Dan.
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Room 5 · Iterating & feedback
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