Another astronaut demo: 10 AI art prompt styles

You’ve probably typed something like “astronaut floating in space” into your favorite AI art tool a dozen times—and gotten a dozen variations of the same silver-suited space guy in a starry void. But what if you could use that same idea and completely transform the style of the output?

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How to train an LLM (as a Prompt Engineer, not a soccer coach)

So you’ve mastered prompt engineering—kind of. You know how to write instructions that make a large language model sound like a polite customer service rep or, depending on your business needs, a swashbuckling pirate with strong opinions about “The Goonies”. But sometimes… prompts alone aren’t enough. You need to train the thing. Welcome to the next level.

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Prompt Engineering: Skills you need to land the job (and how to actually learn them)

So, you’ve heard the hype. Prompt engineering is the it job right now. AI is exploding, companies are scrambling for talent, and suddenly everyone wants to be the one whispering sweet nothings into the digital ears of ChatGPT, Claude, and Midjourney.

But what does a Prompt Engineer actually do and what do you need to know?

If you're picturing a job where you just type "make this better" into ChatGPT and cash a six-figure paycheck—sit down, bestie. It’s more than just clever phrasing and good vibes. But, don’t worry, I’ve done the legwork. I browsed through heaps of job listings and pulled the most common skills you’ll need to know to land a job in Prompt Engineering…

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AI art evolution: How to go from “meh” to “wow” with just a few tweaks

We’ve all done it. You type in a simple AI prompt like “Sea turtle in the water” and hit generate, expecting something majestic. Instead, you get a weird, blurry turtle that looks like it was assembled by a committee of confused algorithms. Meanwhile, some AI wizard out there is crafting prompts so detailed that their sea turtle looks like it belongs in an underwater sci-fi movie poster. What’s their secret? Better prompting.

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AI thinks I’m a serial killer: The ethics & challenges of using AI for horror writing

If you’ve tried using AI tools like ChatGPT for horror writing, you may have noticed some unexpected limitations—certain themes, violent scenes, or explicit horror elements may trigger content moderation filters. So, how do you effectively use AI to enhance your horror writing while working around these restrictions?

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Examples of advanced AI prompting techniques

AI prompting is a powerful technique that influences the way generative models produce responses. By carefully structuring prompts, users can optimize the model's performance for different tasks. In this blog, we explore various prompting strategies and how they shape AI outputs, along with examples of both ineffective (bad) and effective (good) prompting.

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