Providing context and constraints in AI for Everyone - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Providing Context and Constraints

📖 Scenario: You are helping a friend understand how giving clear context and constraints helps AI systems give better answers. Imagine you want to ask an AI assistant to help plan a birthday party.

🎯 Goal: Build a simple step-by-step example showing how adding context and constraints changes the quality of AI responses.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a variable called basic_request with the text of a simple question to an AI.

Create a variable called context that adds background information about the party.

Create a variable called constraints that lists limits like budget or number of guests.

Combine basic_request, context, and constraints into a final full_prompt string.

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

When talking to AI assistants, giving clear background and limits helps get useful answers.

💼 Career

Many jobs use AI tools; knowing how to provide good context and constraints improves communication and results.

1

Create the basic AI request

Create a variable called basic_request and set it to the string "Plan a birthday party."

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# Create a variable called basic_request with the text "Plan a birthday party."
basic_request = ""

Hint

Use quotes to create a string and assign it to basic_request.

2

Add context about the party

Create a variable called context and set it to the string "The party is for a 10-year-old who loves superheroes."

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basic_request = "Plan a birthday party."
# Create a variable called context with the text "The party is for a 10-year-old who loves superheroes."
context = ""

Hint

Remember to use quotes and assign the string exactly as shown.

3

Add constraints for the party plan

Create a variable called constraints and set it to the string "Budget is $100 and there will be 15 guests."

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basic_request = "Plan a birthday party."
context = "The party is for a 10-year-old who loves superheroes."
# Create a variable called constraints with the text "Budget is $100 and there will be 15 guests."
constraints = ""

Hint

Use the exact string including the dollar sign and numbers.

4

Combine all parts into a full prompt

Create a variable called full_prompt that combines basic_request, context, and constraints into one string separated by spaces.

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basic_request = "Plan a birthday party."
context = "The party is for a 10-year-old who loves superheroes."
constraints = "Budget is $100 and there will be 15 guests."
# Combine basic_request, context, and constraints into full_prompt separated by spaces
full_prompt = ""

Hint

Use the + operator to join strings with spaces in between.