Pioneers
Who designed the Analytical Engine in the 1830s?
Charles Babbage
What 1939 invention is considered the first digital computer?
Atanasoff-Berry Computer
What was the name of the first programming language designed for AI?
Lisp
What do personas in a prompt tell the AI to do?
Act like a specific character or role
What style would you use to write an email to your manager?
Professional
Who collaborated with Babbage and is often considered the first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace
What system did the Atanasoff-Berry Computer use that was different from earlier models?
Binary number system
What kind of early software was ELIZA?
A chatbot that mimicked emotions
What is an example of a writing style you can request from AI?
Professional, Casual, Academic, or Dramatic
What kind of persona could you use to get chess advice?
A famous chess grandmaster
Which mathematician developed the Turing Test?
Alan Turing
What was the Difference Engine able to calculate?
The difference between two numbers
During which decades did the first AI boom occur?
1950–1970s
What does it mean to use “baby steps” in prompting?
Breaking tasks into small, manageable parts
How would an AI explain something humorously to teens?
With jokes and a comical tone
What was the name of the 1956 event that officially started the study of artificial intelligence?
Dartmouth Conference
What concept did the Analytical Engine introduce for the first time?
Processing complex instructions
What happened to AI research during the AI Winter?
It slowed to a near standstill
Why can important info be lost in long prompts?
The middle part of a prompt may be deprioritized
What is a format request you can include in a prompt for downloadable content?
Ask for a PDF format
Name one of the organizers of the Dartmouth Conference.
John McCarthy, Claude Shannon, Marvin Minsky, or Nathaniel Rochester
What components were used in the Atanasoff-Berry Computer to store data?
Capacitors
What important concept did Rumelhart, Hinton, and Williams introduce during the AI Winter?
Backpropagation
What kind of constraint might you add to a prompt for clarity or format?
Length, file format, code output, or custom formatting
Why might you ask the AI to follow an “example format”?
To ensure the output matches a specific structure