prompting
Supplying verbal nudges
Prompting is the act of giving cues or encouragement to elicit a response.
An actor who forgets a line needs prompting from offstage.
A teacher's prompting guides students toward an answer.
In computing, prompting refers to the instructions given to AI systems to shape their output: Good prompting takes practice.
Without prompting, someone acts on their own initiative: She apologized without prompting.
Giving confidence or hope
- nudgingLight push to prompt
- pushingApplying force to move
- proddingPersistent urging forward
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
coaxing · spurring · goading · motivating · urging · compelling · exhorting · persuading
Causing a reaction
- triggeringCausing to activate
- inducingCausing or bringing about
- elicitingDrawing out responses
- sparkingEmitting small flames
precipitating · generating · stimulating · inciting · catalyzing · instigating · arousing · activating
Conversational AI assistant
- LLMLarge language model
- text generationProducing language computationally
- instructionGuidance for action
- queryRequest for information
input · response · completion · tokens · fine-tuning · zero-shot · GPT · DALL-E
Causing to recall
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
- hintingSuggesting indirectly
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
- alertingGiving urgent notice
notifying · jogging · queuing · teleprompter · earpiece · stage whisper · autocue · cue card
encouraging
Giving confidence or hope
pressing · coaxing · spurring · goading · motivating · urging · compelling · exhorting · persuading · cajoling
provoking
Causing a reaction
- triggeringCausing to activate
- inducingCausing or bringing about
- elicitingDrawing out responses
sparking · precipitating · generating · stimulating · inciting · catalyzing · instigating · arousing · activating · evoking
ChatGPT
Conversational AI assistant
- LLMLarge language model
- text generationProducing language computationally
- instructionGuidance for action
query · input · response · completion · tokens · fine-tuning · zero-shot · GPT · DALL-E
reminding
Causing to recall
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
- hintingSuggesting indirectly
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
alerting · notifying · jogging · queuing · teleprompter · earpiece · stage whisper · autocue · cue card · script
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- influencingswaying, steering, guiding, directing, shaping
- promptscue, hint, suggestion, nudge, reminder
- Autism SupportABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy, special education, IEP
- behavior changereinforcement, conditioning, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, reward
- microskillsactive listening, paraphrasing, reflecting, summarizing, clarifying
promptingdiscouraging
Causing loss of confidence
dissuading · deterring · dissuasion · discouragement · deterrence
promptingsilence
Total lack of sound
waiting · holding back · withholding · refraining · abstaining