Practice lab

You are talking to an AI system, not a person. It runs on Mistral Large (mistral-large-2512). The AI can be wrong. Check anything that matters.

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You are about to talk to an AI. Nothing is sent until you press Send. When you do, the exercise and the words you typed go to Mistral, an AI company in Paris, over our own server. Leave out names, emails and health details. We keep no account and no history.

The practice lab is closed for now. Your prompt is still in the box, and the lessons work as always.

Pick one exerciseBad and good prompts. Write a prompt asking an AI for a short thank-you note to a neighbour who minded a pet. Say what you want and who it is for.Context. Write a prompt asking for a packing list for a two-day trip. Give the context the AI needs: the place, the season and how you travel.Examples. Write a prompt asking for three names for a community garden. Include one or two example names, so the AI can see the style you like.Format. Write a prompt asking how to make a cup of tea. Say what shape the answer should take, such as numbered steps, and how long it should be.Roles and ground rules. Write a prompt that gives the AI a role, such as a patient tutor, and two ground rules. Then ask it to explain what a budget is.Iterate and check. A first prompt said: "Tell me about bees." Write a better second version. Add one thing that helps you check the answer, such as asking the AI to say when it is unsure.

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