[thenewstack.io]:

… you don’t need a low-level understanding of the neural networks at the core of large language models in order to align with the grain of that architecture. Although I can’t explain how LLMs work – arguably nobody can – I’m able to use them effectively, and I’ve begun to codify a set of guiding principles.

Here’s my list:

  1. Think out loud
  2. Never trust, always verify
  3. Use a team of assistants
  4. Ask for choral explanations
  5. Outsource pattern recognition
  6. Automate transformations
  7. Learn by doing

Good rules here. I’ll add a couple of guidelines:

  • Don’t pretend the AI is intelligent or conscious. It’s fancy autocomplete. When you talk to the AI, you’re talking to a version of yourself.

  • Also: The AI doesn’t have feelings. Take advantage of that. The AI is never going to get bored or discouraged. (But don’t be cruel to the AI—it’s a bad idea to be cruel, even to an inanimate object that cannot suffer.)