{"id":9314,"date":"2024-09-12T05:16:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T05:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=9314"},"modified":"2025-05-02T05:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T05:35:30","slug":"5-tips-to-write-better-ai-prompts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/everyday-ai\/time-saving-tips\/5-tips-to-write-better-ai-prompts","title":{"rendered":"5 tips to write better AI prompts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Generative AI has the ongoing ability to provide the answers and results that you need, but since it depends on what is being looked for, it\u2019s only as good as the prompts that you give it. 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