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• Q&AStarterAny assistantWhat is an AI agent and how is it different from a chatbot?An AI agent is a system that pursues a goal over several steps, deciding which actions to take, such as searching, reading files or running code.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantWhat should I put in a system prompt for a customer support chatbot?A good support chatbot system prompt states the role, the sources it may use, the tone, what it must not do, and what to do when it does not know.
• AgentBuilderGrokGrok Live Briefing Bot StarterA small Python command-line bot that asks Grok for a briefing on a changing topic and prints confirmed, unconfirmed and not-found items.
• AgentBuilderMistralMistral JSON Extraction BotA small Python command-line bot that sends text to the Mistral chat API and prints validated JSON, retrying once if the reply is not valid.
• AgentBuilderPerplexityPerplexity Cited Answer Bot StarterA small Python command-line bot that asks Perplexity's Agent API for a cited answer and prints the search results it returned.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantHow do I build a chatbot that answers from my own documents?The usual approach is retrieval: store your documents in a searchable form, find the relevant passages for each question, and give them to the AI with an instruction to answer only from them.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantHow do I keep my private data safe when using AI chatbots?Keep private data safe by not pasting secrets, checking the privacy settings, and using approved tools for sensitive work.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantHow do I stop hitting usage limits on AI chatbots?You can stay under usage limits by spending fewer tokens per task and using the right model for each job.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantHow do I test whether my AI prompt or bot is actually good?Build a small test set of real questions with known good answers, run your prompt against it, and score the results before and after every change.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantIs it safe for kids to use AI chatbots?Children can use AI with supervision and clear rules, but check each product's age requirements and terms, since many restrict young users.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantShould I use an AI chatbot or a search engine?Use a search engine to find specific sources, recent facts and official pages.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantWhich AI chatbot should I use: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or something else?No single assistant is best for everyone, and rankings change quickly, so test them on your own tasks.
• AgentProAny assistantCustomer Support Triage BotClassifies incoming support messages by topic and urgency, drafts a suggested reply, and escalates sensitive cases to a human.
• AgentBuilderDeepSeekDeepSeek Reasoning Code Review BotA small Python command-line bot that sends one source file to the DeepSeek chat API in reasoning mode and prints a prioritized code review.
• AgentProAny assistantPerformance Bottleneck FinderGuides you to measure first, profile, find the real bottleneck and rank fixes by expected win versus risk, instead of guessing at micro-optimizations.
• PromptStarterAny assistantSummarize a Long Document for a Busy ReaderA bottom line plus limited points forces prioritization.
• GuideStarterAny assistantHow AI Assistants Actually Work (Without the Jargon)A plain-English tour of what happens when you type a message to an AI assistant, and why that explains both its strengths and its odd mistakes.
• GuideBuilderAny assistantPrompt Patterns That Work Across Every AssistantSeven reusable prompting patterns, from role and few-shot examples to critique loops, with templates you can paste into any chatbot.
• GuideBuilderAny assistantHow to Write a System Prompt That Actually HoldsLearn the structure of a strong system prompt, how to set role, rules and format, and how to test it so your assistant or bot behaves consistently.
• GuideProAny assistantPrompt Injection Explained: The Attack Every AI Builder Should KnowWhat prompt injection is, how it hits chatbots and agents through documents and web pages, and layered defenses that reduce the risk.
• GuideBuilderPerplexityDoing Research with Perplexity and Other Search-Based AssistantsHow answer engines with live citations differ from plain chatbots, and a repeatable method for checking sources and getting trustworthy research.
• PromptBuilderChatGPTHelpdesk Assistant Custom GPT InstructionsSpelling out what the GPT must not do and when it escalates is what makes a support bot safe to use.
• GuideStarterAny assistantWriting Your First Good PromptA simple five-part recipe for prompts that get useful answers on the first try, with before-and-after examples you can adapt to any assistant.
• GuideStarterAny assistantKeeping Your Private Data Safe When Using AIWhat not to paste into an AI chat, how to check privacy settings, and simple habits that protect you and your employer.
• GuideBuilderAny assistantGetting Reliable JSON and Structured Output from AITechniques for making a model return clean JSON every time, from prompt wording and schemas to validation and retry loops in your code.
• GuideBuilderAny assistantBuilding Your First AI Agent, Step by StepUnderstand what an agent is, then build a simple one: a goal, a loop, a few tools and clear stopping rules, with a framework-free Python sketch.
• GuideStarterPerplexityGetting Started with PerplexityLearn how Perplexity answers questions with cited sources, how to ask for better results, and how to check that the citations really support the claims.
• GuideStarterDeepSeekGetting Started with DeepSeek (and Handling Your Data Carefully)DeepSeek offers a hosted app and downloadable open-weight models. Learn the difference, why it matters for privacy, and a safe way to try it.
• GuideStarterAny assistantHow AI Agents Work - The Loop, Tools and MemoryA clear mental model of an AI agent: the loop it runs, the tools it uses, what counts as memory, and where things go wrong.
• GuideBuilderAny assistantReasoning Models and Chain-of-Thought PromptingLearn what reasoning models do differently, when step-by-step thinking helps, when it only adds cost, and how to prompt each kind well.
• GuideBuilderAny assistantRate Limits and Usage Caps - Why You Hit Them and How to CopeUnderstand the difference between app usage caps and API rate limits, why they exist, and how to work within them with batching, caching and retries.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantHow can I use AI at work without leaking company data?Use only company-approved AI tools and accounts for work material, and keep confidential data out of anything unapproved.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantHow do I get an AI to summarize a PDF accurately?Upload the PDF, or paste its text, and give a specific summary request.
• Q&AStarterAny assistantWhat does a 429 error mean when using an AI API and how do I fix it?A 429 means "too many requests" and has two very different causes: you are sending requests or tokens faster than your limit allows, or you have run out of credit or hit a spending cap.
• Q&AStarterClaudeWhat is the difference between Claude and ChatGPT?Claude is made by Anthropic and ChatGPT by OpenAI.