A practical guide to using AI better

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Useful methods are scattered across guides, videos, and working notes. We collect the ones worth trying and make the next move clear.

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Official guideOpenAI

Ask for a usable shape, not just a good-looking answer

Define the fields, types, and allowed values before generation when a human or another system needs to use the answer next.

Official guideOpenAI

Let the model find the relevant passage instead of pasting every document

Index reference files and retrieve relevant excerpts at question time so answers can stay connected to the material they rely on.

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