Unit 3.1: When the answer is wrong
Name what went wrong and say what you want instead. Ten repair scripts for the problems you will meet most.
Every AI gets things wrong sometimes. The difference between a beginner and a skilled user is not that the skilled user gets perfect answers. It's that they fix a bad answer in one message instead of giving up, starting again, or typing "No. Do again." five times.
AI එකේ උත්තරේ වැරදි වුණාම "wrong" කියලා විතරක් කිව්වොත්, AI එකට තේරෙන්නේ නෑ මොකක්ද වැරදි කියලා. ඉතින් දෙකක් කියන්න: මොකක්ද වැරදුණේ, සහ ඒ වෙනුවට ඕන මොකක්ද. පහළ තියෙන "repair scripts" copy කරලා පාවිච්චි කරන්න.
What kind of wrong?
Before you reply, decide which problem it is. Each one has its own fix.
| Problem | Repair script |
|---|---|
| It did the wrong task | That's not what I meant. I need [the task], not [what it did]. |
| It's too long | Keep the meaning, but cut it to [number] words. |
| It's too short | Keep this, but add [what's missing]. |
| Wrong tone | Keep the content, but make the tone [tone]. |
| Too difficult | Rewrite this in simpler English, for [reader]. |
| It missed something | You missed [the thing]. Add it. |
| It changed too much | Go back to my original text. Change only [the part]. |
| Wrong language | Answer in [language] only. |
| It invented something | [The detail] is not true. Remove it, and don't add facts I didn't give you. |
| It's going in circles | Start again. Here is everything you need: … |
Keep what's good
The most useful word in repair is keep. If you only say what to change, the AI may change the good parts too.
Repairs that keep the good parts
- Keep the meaning, but cut it to 60 words.too long
- Keep the content, but make the tone more formal.tone
- The first paragraph is good. Rewrite only the second one.one part
- You missed the price. Add it: Rs. 1,500.missed
Before and after
In your world
විශේෂයෙන්ම CV එකක: AI එක ඔයා නොකරපු රැකියා, නැති qualifications එකතු කරන්න පුළුවන්. ඒවා අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම අයින් කරන්න. බොරු තොරතුරු තියෙන CV එකක් විදේශ රැකියාවක් නැති කරන්න පුළුවන්.
Quick check
Tap an answer. Nothing is saved.
The tone is too casual. Which repair?
Which word stops the AI from changing the good parts?
The AI forgot one detail. What do you do?
The AI added a job you never did to your CV.
Your turn
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Think of an AI answer that disappointed you, or imagine one. Write one repair message that names the problem, says what to keep, and says what you want instead.
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
Ask for something on purpose with a missing detail, then repair it with "You missed … . Add it." Notice how much of the answer stays the same.
Next: Unit 3.2: Handling ambiguity
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