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How do I talk to my AI?
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Written by Marcela Lobos
Updated over 7 months ago

You should communicate with your AI team member, exactly as you would with a human team member. They also, just like us humans, appreciate a sense of humor!

However, there are a few considerations to keep in mind that differ from human interactions. These considerations can help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your communication with AI:

Be Clear and Direct

  • Specificity: Be as specific as possible with your requests or questions. AIs interpret input based on the information given, so clarity helps in providing accurate responses.

  • Directness: Direct language helps. Instead of implying or hinting, state exactly what you need or want to know.

Understand the Limitations

  • Complexity and Nuance: Recognize that AIs might not fully grasp complex nuances, idioms, or subtleties of language the way a human would. Simplifying your questions or requests can lead to better responses.

  • Context Awareness: AI's understanding of context can be limited. Providing sufficient context in your queries can improve response relevance.

Use Structured Queries When Possible

  • Structured Input: Especially when dealing with data or specific tasks, using structured queries (like specific commands or keywords known to work well with the AI) can enhance results.

Adjust Expectations

  • Emotional Intelligence: AIs do not possess emotional intelligence. While some AIs can simulate empathy or recognize emotional cues to a degree, their responses are based on algorithms and data, not genuine emotional understanding.

  • Cultural Sensitivity: AIs might not fully understand or respect cultural nuances unless explicitly programmed or trained on such data.

Continuous Feedback

  • Feedback Loops: Providing feedback on AI responses can help improve future interactions. Some systems learn from interaction patterns and can adjust to user preferences over time.

  • Repetition: Try again when AI Workers seem stuck or tell you they cannot perform a task. You'd be surprised that by asking the same request with slight variation of language OR simply reminding the AI Worker that they indeed know how to perform the task, it re-focuses the AI Worker on the task at hand and can get it done!

Privacy and Sensitivity

  • Privacy: Be cautious about sharing sensitive or personal information.

  • Best Practices: Follow these principles and rules for preventing data breaches.

Adaptation and Learning

  • Learning Curve: Just as with learning any new technology or system, there might be a learning curve in understanding how to interact most effectively with an AI. Experimentation and adaptation can enhance your experience.

In summary, while you don't need to fundamentally change your manner of speech, adapting your communication style to be more explicit and information-rich can significantly improve your interactions with AI systems.

TeamCreate AI Workers support text conversations over messaging apps. We're also going to be releasing support for verbal communication over popular meeting solutions like Zoom, Google Hangouts and Google Meet.

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