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“Context is king”
What It Means
The more specific context you provide to AI systems, the better and more customized their outputs will be
Why It Matters
Determines the difference between generic AI outputs and genuinely useful, personalized results
When It's True
When using AI for complex, nuanced tasks that require understanding of your specific situation
When It's Risky
When over-contextualizing leads to overly complex prompts that confuse the AI
How to Apply
Always include relevant background when prompting AI
Build comprehensive context-gathering phases in prompts
Provide examples of desired outputs
Include constraints and preferences
Example Scenario
“Instead of asking AI to 'write a tweet,' provide context about your audience, brand voice, successful content examples, and specific goals to get a much more targeted result”
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