Framework
Choosing a prompt framework
The question it answers
A department head wants to hand staff one prompt template: which of four documented frameworks has a slot for examples, for the output format, or for the AI to ask questions first?
- Origin
- Birss, 2023; Dramsch, 2023; Kremb, 2023; Macai, 2023; Sebo, 2023
- Diagram type
- Comparison table
- Level of analysis
- Individual
- Topics
- AI for leaders
Diagram
Choosing a prompt framework
| Criterion | RTF | RODES | CREATE | PAIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parts | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Slot for examples | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Slot for output format | Yes (Format) | No separate part | Yes (Type of output) | No separate part |
| Tells the AI to ask what it still needs | No | Yes (Sense check) | Via a phrase under Extras | No |
| What the author says it suits | Most requests; quick answers | When you have good examples of the output | Briefing a chatbot properly | Many kinds of task; quick to use and adapt |
When to use it, and when not to
Use it when
Only RODES and CREATE have a slot for examples; only RTF and CREATE give the output format its own part. For the shortest template, RTF has three parts.
Pitfalls
Pitfall
No source compares the results of the four frameworks. The table shows which parts each one asks for, not which gives better answers.
Sources
References
Listed A–Z by author surname, Harvard style. A source with a DOI links to https://doi.org/…; one without links to its page or says plainly that it has no DOI.
- Birss, D. (2023) The prompt collection. Dave Birss (Course handout for the LinkedIn Learning course 'How to research and write using generative AI tools').No DOIdavebirss.comSource page
- Dramsch, J. (2023) Role, Task, Format: the chatGPT prompt I keep using. Real-world Machine Learning (dramsch.net), 13 July 2023.No DOIdramsch.netSource page
- Kremb, M. (2023) 5 prompt frameworks to level up your prompts. The Prompt Warrior (newsletter), 13 October 2023.No DOIthepromptwarrior.comSource page
- Macai, P. (2023) ChatGPT Prompt PAIN Framework. LinkedIn post, August 2023.No DOIlinkedin.comSource page
- Sebo (@sebo_gm) (2023) Want to MASTER the art of writing high-performing prompts? [thread introducing the RODES prompt framework]. X (formerly Twitter), 4 August 2023.No DOIx.comSource page