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Foundations · Module 2

Constrain: setting format and rules

Lesson 3 of 6

Brief the objective

Add the context

Set format & rules

Handle edge cases

Practice task

Module check

Tell the model what good looks like

Vague requests get vague results. The fluent move is to state the exact shape of the output you need before you ask for it: the format, the limits, and what should never appear. You are not writing code, you are giving clear direction.

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Rewrite a request you sent today. Add one sentence naming the format you want back and one rule about what to leave out.

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The AI Fluency Method

Five moves, any tool.

A repeatable discipline that works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, or whatever comes next. Learn the moves once, apply them everywhere.

Brief

State the objective and the context plainly.

Constrain

Set the format, the limits, and the rules.

Generate

Produce with the tool of your choice.

Verify

Check the result against ground truth.

Operationalize

Make it repeatable for next time.

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