Community & Global Engagement - CGE 101 - Andrews

Perplexity.ai is a web search model that combines an internet search with generative AI to provide answers to your questions accompanied by direct links to sources.

Starter Sentences for Prompts:

Using the "Things to Include & Avoid" from above, here are a few ideas for prompts using Perplexity.

1. I'm writing an op-ed for an undergraduate course on [insert topic here: specific and explicit]. I need five sources looking at the issue from a variety of angles.
    
2. I'm writing an op-ed for an undergraduate course on [insert topic here: specific and explicit]. What arguments are there for [your view on the issue]?
    
3. I'm writing an op-ed for an undergraduate course on [insert topic here: specific and explicit]. Explain the arguments  for [the opposing view on the issue].
    
4. I'm researching [insert topic here: specific and explicit] for an op-ed for a college course. What are the pros and cons of [insert topic here: specific and explicit]?

Address hallucinations:

Tell Perplexity what to do when it cannot find the information requested. For example, you could add to your prompt: "If you cannot find reliable sources for this information, please say so explicitly."