My one-word AI prompt to induce deeper reasoning and more accurate output from ChatGPT: “RUMINATE”

Slow down, genius: A simple hack for smarter AI responses

While generative AI dazzles us with its speed, it stumbles over the simplest tasks. By inviting them to ‘ruminate,’ we nudge these speedsters to pause, ponder, and perform a little less like a rushed coworker trying to beat the clock.

Strawberries, it seems, are in season. Not only is it rumoured to be the top secret name behind a project at Open AI that may or may not be Artificial General Intelligence, it’s also become a riddle for prompt engineers. Why do current AI models struggle to count the number of Rs in “strawberry”?

The viral AI brainteaser. Many chatbots confidently provide the wrong answer, stating there are only two. (Image created with https://www.thewordfinder.com/wof-puzzle-generator/)

Before explaining how I solved the letter-counting conundrum in a way that will improve all of your prompts (thank you, thank you, please save your adulations for the comments section), I want to expound a little on AGI, and why I think “strawberry” has cropped up as the project’s name.

Berry Mysterious: The AGI Connection