No matter what AI model you choose, your ability to obtain really good results is a matter of learning to correctly prompt. We refer to this as "Robust Prompting" meaning you provide your AI model with a lot of context in your request. Defined, “prompts” are what you ask your AI to do for you, and absolutely determines what you get back. The better the prompt, the better any AI’s output.

AI is language-dependent. Pretend you are speaking with a friend. Be clear, be precise. Give lots of context. It is absolutely true that you will get better results with complete sentences.

For example, what would happen if you said to a friend: “ideas for river cruising”? Your friend would probably not understand you. But if you…

I had a dream last night that shook me out of a sound sleep. It was a flashback to my younger years when I was a pretty good baseball player. (One of my favorite sayings when referencing my early athletic abilities is “The older I get, the better I was.”) But I digress.

I was playing shortstop when the batter hit a “blue darter” my way. For those of you who favored the theatre club over the sound of leather ball hitting bat, a “blue darter” is a well-hit ball traveling at the speed of sound heading your way.

In my dream, I had only a millisecond to step to my right before backhanding the fast-approaching missile. While off balance, I whipped my right arm catapult-style,…