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by d--b 124 days ago
I started to do this as well. Instead of prompting: "build x", I now prompt: "What questions do you need to ask me in order to have all the information you need to build x". It usually writes a long list of questions, which, once answered makes the thing a lot clearer for the AI to work.

If you don't do this, LLMs tend to make a lot of asumptions on their own without telling you.

It works for pretty much anything. Like medical advice: "What questions do you need to ask to diagnose my headache". Or practical help: "what questions do you need to ask to help me hang this mirror on the wall"

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Spot on. The 'Ask me what questions you need' prompt is the secret sauce. IdeaForge essentially automates and refines that process so users don't have to figure out what questions to ask the AI. It's about reducing the cognitive load for the user.