How to write the perfect prompt for ChatGPT & Co: AI expert reveals five tips

"Many people enter a prompt and are surprised by the result," says Thiago Goldschmidt of Visio Lab. This can be changed with the right prompt.

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Without ChatGPT, almost nothing works for him anymore. Thiago Goldschmidt, Head of Business Development at Visio Lab , now uses AI almost everywhere in his daily work. In addition to his role at Visio Lab – a company that has developed an AI-supported self-checkout system for the restaurant industry – Goldschmidt also advises other companies on the topic of artificial intelligence .

For him, one thing is clear: "AI is like a sparring partner, a mentor who's available 24/7 – if you know how to use it correctly." What the AI spits out depends entirely on the prompt . "Many people enter a prompt and are surprised by the result, but that's actually when the work with AI really begins," says Goldschmidt. For him, prompting is a true collaboration with AI.

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For him, a good prompt consists of five elements. Goldschmidt calls them RAKBI – role, task, context, assessment, and iteration. He explained to us exactly what this means and how you, too, can quickly and easily write truly better prompts.