Prompting with Precision: Better Inputs, Better AI Output

COMP 2300 Winter 26 / Cooper Livingston

This week made it clear that communication quality matters more than tool quality. AI can generate a lot quickly, but unclear prompts usually produce vague output that still needs heavy editing.

AI can generate a lot quickly, but unclear prompts usually produce vague output that still needs heavy editing.

This Week

I practiced writing shorter, specific prompts with context and constraints. That reduced rewriting time and made responses much closer to what I needed for class discussions.

Media Check

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Figure 1: Media check image supporting the post’s focus on clearer AI prompting.
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Next Up

My next goal is to build a repeatable prompt template for reading responses and compare consistency across assignments.

Cooper Livingston

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Cooper Livingston

Student contributor for COMP 2300 Winter 26.

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