Generative AI & language models
Prompt
Definition
The message, question, or instructions you give an AI model to explain what you want.
Visual example
Order ticket = prompt
The kitchen connection
Think of an order ticket.
The illustration connects the AI idea to something familiar. Follow the subject, the action, and the result to see how it works.
- 01 · Who or what
- Order ticket = prompt
- 02 · What happens
- Tells the chef what you want
- 03 · The result
- Shapes the final answer
Why it matters
It gives the model the direction and context needed to produce a useful result.