Unit 3.3: Ask the AI to ask you
When you don't know what details matter, let the AI ask you questions first, one at a time.
In Level 2 you learned to give the AI context, constraints and a format. But sometimes you don't know what matters. You've never written a cover letter for Japan. You've never planned a trip for elderly parents. You don't know what you don't know.
So turn it around. Let the AI ask the questions, and you answer them.
සමහර වෙලාවට AI එකට මොනවා කියන්න ඕනද කියලා අපි දන්නේ නෑ. ඒ වෙලාවට ඉල්ලීම අගට මේ පේළිය දාන්න: "Before you answer, ask me up to five questions." එතකොට AI එක මුලින්ම ඔයාගෙන් ප්රශ්න අහනවා, ඊට පස්සේ තමයි උත්තරේ දෙන්නේ.
Three lines to add
| Line | What it does |
|---|---|
| Before you answer, ask me up to five questions. | The AI asks before it guesses. A number stops it asking twenty. |
| Ask me one question at a time. | Good for practice and interviews; you answer, then it asks the next. |
| If you are not sure, say so. | The AI tells you when it is guessing instead of sounding sure. |
When to use it
Good times to let the AI ask
- Write a speech for my brother's wedding. Ask me five questions first.something new
- Help me build my CV from nothing. Ask me one question at a time.personal details
- Interview me for a waiter job in Dubai. Ask one question at a time and correct my English after each answer.practice
- Help me choose a laptop for university. Ask me what you need to know first.a decision
Before and after
In your world
Quick check
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Which line is better?
You want to practise for an interview. Which line?
Which line helps you spot guesses?
Your turn
Your turn
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Choose something you have never done before: a speech, a plan, an application. Write a request that asks the AI to ask you questions first, with a limit.
Score it: 0, 1 or 2 for each.
Clarity
AI එකට කරන්න ඕන දේ පැහැදිලිද?
Completeness
අවශ්ය විස්තර ඔක්කොම තියෙනවද?
Structure
කොටස් හරි පිළිවෙළටද?
Internationally clear
ලංකාවෙන් පිට කෙනෙක්ටත් තේරෙනවද?
Total: 0 / 8
Side quest
Do the CV interview for real:
Next: Unit 3.4: Check what the AI says
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