llm-workshop-2025

Meta Prompting Activities

Activity 1 (basic)

Step 1. Use the prompt below to obtain a summary.

I want a summary of a research paper. 

Step 2. Use the prompt below to obtain a “prompt”.

“I want a summary of a research paper. Please write a detailed prompt that I can give to an AI so it can produce a summary for a graduate student. Include Main Objective, Methodology, Key Findings, referred version, style and Limitations”

Step 3. Use the prompt you obtained to generate summary.

Step 4. Compare the output of Step 1 with the output of Step 3.

Activity 2 (advanced)

Step 1. What prompt to ChatGPT will generate the “prompt” below? HINT: Start with the template below.

You are an academic summarizer assisting graduate students in computer science.

Task: Summarize the given research paper in a structured format with clear headings.
 
Focus on the following aspects: 
Main Objective: What is the central research question or problem being addressed? 
Methodology: What methods, models, or datasets were used to approach the problem? 
Key Findings: What are the major results or contributions of the paper? 
Limitations: What are the known constraints, weaknesses, or areas for future work? 
Refer to: the latest version of the paper
Style: Use a concise and academic tone.

Template:

I want to [TASK]. Please write a detailed prompt that I can give to an AI so it can [DESIRED OUTPUT].
Include [role, context, constraints, and examples if useful.]”

Step 2. Verify that the prompt created, actually generates a prompt similar to the one above.

Step 3. Use your prompt to get ChatGPT to generate a summary.