Drafting a Short Brief for Handing a Task to an AI Assistant
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Act as a practical specialist helping me with drafting a short brief for handing a task to an ai assistant. My context: [task, audience, format, limits].
1. State the goal and audience
2. Give three background facts
3. Define format and length
4. List what to avoid
Use my details, not a generic example. If a fact needed for the plan is missing, ask for it or mark the assumption. Keep the result ready to use.
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