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Brief an assistant to assign group project tasks fairly

  • For College students
  • You practice Giving the right context
  • Time about 5 minutes

About this exercise

You're using an AI assistant in your group's project board. Write its brief: assign each task to whoever claimed it in the group chat with a due date of Dec 4, send any task claimed by two people or by no one to you with ASK_HUMAN, never write any project content itself (it's graded work), and never message the group. Output exactly 7 numbered plain-text lines: one per task in board order, then DONE.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Not showing the log format. Left alone, the AI writes a friendly report with headings instead of a checkable action log. Try: Show it literally: "Format every line like 1. ACTION: tool(args), then ASK_HUMAN: and DONE: lines. Plain text."
  • No rule for assigning. The AI balances the work its own way and ignores who claimed what, or picks its own dates. Try: Add: "Assign each task to whoever claimed it in the chat, due Dec 4."
  • No rule for conflicts. When two people claim a task, the AI just picks one. Try: Add: "If two people or no one claimed a task, ASK_HUMAN."
  • Letting it do the work. Given write_content, the AI drafts graded sections, which isn't allowed. Try: Add: "Never write project content or message the group."

What a strong prompt includes

  • Uses the chat sign-ups
  • Sets the due date
  • Handles conflicts
  • Keeps the writing yours
  • Shows the action-log format

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