Ask AI to fix one problem

Step 1 of 6

Opening your saved place…

Where we are

Pick one part to change.

Often an answer is close. Just one thing feels off.

Maybe it runs too long. Maybe it sounds too stiff. (Stiff means formal and cold, not warm.)

For this exercise, choose one change. It will be easier to check.

You can use the sample list below. You do not need an answer of your own.

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Buddy says

Say what to change and what to keep. Then compare both versions.

The first move

Say the change in plain words.

Read the answer once. Find one thing you want changed.

Then say it as a short, plain rule.

Too long?“Please make it shorter.”

Too stiff?“Please make it warmer.”

Hard to follow?“Please make it clearer.”

Leave private details out before pasting text into another site.

After a change, check the whole reply. The tool may change more than you asked.

Buddy says

A shorter request is fine when it says what you mean. You do not need a special phrase.

See it work

Put a list in order, then check it.

Starting example

make this list nicer: tea, apples, bread

Example message

Put this list in alphabetical order. Keep all three items. Add nothing: tea, apples, bread.

An example AI reply

apples, bread, tea

Compare the items: apples, bread and tea are all still there. The order changed. No item was added or lost. This is the check you make after asking for a fix.

Your turn, no wrong answers

Ask for a change you can check.

Use this list: tea, apples, bread. Draft an ask to put it in alphabetical order and keep every item. Or use a short note with no private details. The box saves your draft; it does not run the ask.

Your practice box, just for you. Your draft saves in this browser. This box is not AI. Leave private details out.

Say the change and what should stay. Include the text to change.

Start with a few words, or look at the example first.

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