Okay, here’s the deal: When it comes to talking to AI, less really is more. You might think writing a prompt that rivals War and Peace will make your chatbot feel inspired. Spoiler alert: it won’t. It’ll just do what most of us do halfway through a long-winded TED Talk—tune out and improvise wildly.
The nerds at AI Plus Info looked at a bunch of prompts and learned something you probably could’ve guessed with a functioning frontal lobe: Shorter prompts lead to more accurate AI responses. Why? Because large language models don’t have attention spans—they’re just glorified autocomplete machines. Give them a tight, clear prompt and boom—you get a useful answer. Give them a paragraph full of fluff, jargon, and your whole life story, and they return hot nonsense with a side of hallucinations.
Remember: AI is like that one friend who’s super helpful but only if you give them crystal clear instructions. The second you start rambling? They’re mentally on a beach somewhere sipping data daiquiris.
Bottom line? You’re not impressing anyone with your 300-word prompt asking the AI to act like a Shakespearean detective solving cryptocurrency crimes in a cyberpunk Tokyo timeline. Be clear. Be concise. Don’t write a prompt—send a damn text.
Keep it short, you magnificent prompt-generating genius. Your future AI overlords thank you.