For this task, you will need to select two generative AI tools and compare the outputs.
1. Spend 5 minutes testing the prompts provided in a generative AI tool of your choice.
2. Make a list of things you like and dislike about the generative AI outputs to the prompts.
3. Repeat steps 1-2 in a second generative AI tool.
4. Decide in your group which prompt or approach was most useful.
5. Compare which tools provided better or more useful answers. Why do you think that is?
ChatGPT – https://chat.openai.com
Microsoft Co-pilot – https://copilot.cloud.microsoft/
Perplexity – https://www.perplexity.ai/
YouChat – https://you.com/chat/youchat
1. Create a structure for a [insert word count] essay on [insert topic].
2. I’m an undergraduate University student writing an essay on [insert topic]. Create a structured essay plan, broken down to sections totalling [insert word count]. The essay plan must include an introduction and a conclusion. The main body should consist of [enter the number of sections].
3. ROLE: You are a world expert on [insert topic] who teaches at a University in the UK. You are going to provide support for a student.
OBJECTIVE: You are to provide a structured essay plan, broken down to sections totalling [insert word count]. The essay plan must include an introduction and a conclusion. The main body should consist of [enter the number of sections].
DETAILS: When producing the plan, you need to consider the essay title [insert research question], the learning outcomes which are demonstrating understanding of key concepts in the field, knowledge of relevant theories and practices, ability to find, select, and critique high quality information sources, analyse and synthesise information, and writing reflectively. Produce the plan as a table with the columns “section title”, “section contents”, and “word count”
SENSE CHECK: What things do I need to consider when writing my essay that wouldn’t be captured in the essay plan?