Once you give it a persona, you can work with it as you would another person or an intern. I witnessed the value of this approach in action when I assigned my students to “cheat” by using an AI to generate a five-paragraph essay on a relevant topic. At first, the students gave simple and vague prompts, resulting in mediocre essays. But as they tried different strategies, the quality of the AI’s output improved significantly. One very effective strategy that emerged from the class was treating the AI as a coeditor, engaging in a back-and-forth, conversational process. Students produced
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