ICO Prompt Framework One-pager

Instruction Set 1

Cross-check facts and figures against multiple reputable sources for accuracy and balance.

In the prompt, add a compiled list of their concerns and interests and ask the AI to look out for information related to them.

Give examples of previous major workflow changes. Specifically, you name times when staff had to switch from some system to another process, then tell the AI to highlight similar-scale changes in the information it’s reviewing.

Add a section to your form called “Staff Impacts” and tell the AI to generate a three-sentence summary of how the information implies impacts to workers, followed by three bullet points, each with one sentence, that describe the three biggest potential impacts.

Instruction Set 2

Instruction Set 3

Which of the following sets of instructions will you use as the starting place for your prompt’s instructions?

Please ensure the summary is inclusive and represents diverse perspectives fairly.

Avoid assumptions based on stereotypes or generalizations about any group or individual.

Present contrasting viewpoints on contentious topics to provide a comprehensive overview.

You want to add a line to your custom instructions that ensures that the summaries you receive using this prompt will be as factually accurate as possible. Which of the following lines will you add?

Evaluate Your Prompt’s Instructions

Generate a list of keywords and themes from their submissions, then, in your prompt add those keywords and themes and tell the AI to look out for them.

You set up a survey and asked the city staffers to share their concerns and interests when it comes to this new AI system. How will you use your prompt to ensure that the AI looks out for information related to their concerns and interests?

Add a list of the departments and roles in the local government, then tell the AI to highlight anything that would impact how people in these roles work.

Add a list of keywords related to workflow changes to your prompt (e.g. “training required”, “new system”) and tell the AI to focus on information that includes these keywords.

Define “major workflow changes”, then tell the AI to highlight information that suggests changes that meet that definition.

You’re particularly concerned that the use of a new AI system is going to be hard for staffers to learn and you want your summary to highlight anything in the information you’re reviewing that would imply a major workflow change. 

How will you teach the AI what you mean by a “major workflow” change through prompt engineering?

Context: Adding Background Information & Examples

Tell it to add a short summary of anything it reviewed that could imply an impact to staff’s workflows.

Add a section to your form called “Staff-related Discussion Points”. Have the AI fill out this section by referring to what it sees in the contextual information about staff workflows you provided in your prompt, then suggesting 5 potential discussion areas you could bring up in your committee meeting. Have the AI share its rationale as to why it suggested those discussion points after reviewing the information.

How will you make sure that the AI looks for, and generates, anything it reviewed that might impact how the local government’s staff do their work?

Structuring the Prompt's Output

You're on a local government committee and are expected to review a lot of information prior to each meeting. Let's use AI to help you make this work much more efficient.

Building an ICO-Formatted AI Prompt