226 | How to use AI for the most important factor today with Isar Meitis
🎯 Summary
[{“key_takeaways”=>[“Most users only leverage AI for basic writing tasks (under 70% of its capability); advanced document interaction is underutilized.”, “To accurately query uploaded documents, use a four-part prompt structure: 1) Use only this document, 2) Do not use external info, 3) State ‘insufficient information’ if the answer isn’t present, and 4) Demand clear citations (document name, page, heading, quote).”, “Verification time is drastically reduced when AI provides specific citations, even though verification is still necessary.”, “Consistency in complex prompting can be achieved using a Prompt Library (using text expanders like Magical) or platform-specific features like ChatGPT Projects or Custom GPTs.”, “Projects (in ChatGPT) and Custom GPTs provide persistent context and instructions, saving time on repetitive setup for specific clients or tasks.”, “NotebookLM is a powerful free tool for synthesizing information from multiple uploaded sources into formats like audio overviews, video lectures with slides, mind maps, and flashcards.”, “Study Mode, available in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, shifts the AI from providing direct answers to guiding the user step-by-step through problem-solving, excellent for learning and training.”], “overview”=>”This episode focuses on moving beyond basic AI usage (like simple writing assistance) to leverage advanced functionalities, particularly using reference documents to ensure accuracy and efficiency. Host Isar Meitis details a four-part prompting strategy for document analysis to mitigate hallucinations and enforce grounding, while also introducing tools like Prompt Libraries, Projects, and Custom GPTs for consistency.”, “themes”=>[“Advanced Document Interaction and Grounding”, “Prompt Engineering for Accuracy (Mitigating Hallucinations)”, “Achieving Prompt Consistency and Efficiency”, “Leveraging AI for Content Synthesis and Learning Tools”, “Practical Application Across Business and Education”]}]
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💬 Key Insights
"context is king when it comes to any AI tools."
"The benefit of that are immense. First of all, I'm now writing a proposal in about 15 minutes instead of about two and a half hours that it took me before."
"The fourth component that is also very important is asking for clear citations... Reason number one: it forces the AI to ground itself in the actual document; it needs to find a quote. Reason number two, which is as important, is it is going to save me time verifying the information."
"Number three is saying: 'If the information I'm asking about is not available in the document, simply say 'insufficient information''... By telling it what to do when it does not find the information, that is a better way to please you because it's actually following your instructions. So telling it what to do with information that is not available is actually a very good thing for reducing hallucinations."
"The first part of this addition is: 'Use only information from the document.' The second part is complimentary to that: 'Do not use any information not from the document.' I know that sounds a little redundant, but it reduces the chances of the AI pulling information from a source that is not the document that you provided it."
"less than half the people use ChatGPT for actual work; a lot of them are using it for personal reasons. But the people who are using it for work, over 70% of them use it to help them write better—meaning how to write better emails, how to edit things that they wrote in different documents, and so on. And that is a very, very small portion of what AI can actually do for you."