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Module 2 — The AI Toolkit, in Plain English

Lesson 9: Prompts, Permissions, and Safe Defaults

Last updated: 2026-05-12

A prompt that works is rarely the cleverest one. It is the one that describes the task in the way a competent collaborator would describe it. Around the prompt sits a layer of permissions whose defaults reward a little deliberate thought.

Lesson 9: Prompts, Permissions, and Safe Defaults

Blackboard

Describe the work; gate the risk

11 min
Pause and Think

Of the prompts you typed last week, which one produced the best result? Without re-reading it, can you say what made it work?

Practice Question

Question

Does not count for certificate
Choose one answer, use the hint if needed, then check your answer.
Use the hint before checking if you need a nudge.