Prompt: Make AI tell you what problem it thinks you're solving

Category: AI Prompts for Everyday Work

AI will solve the wrong problem with great enthusiasm.

Before we write code or draft copy, we ask the model to mirror back the problem it thinks we're solving, then suggest a better one. The output is only as good as the problem definition.

Credit to Mia Kiraki for the original prompt, shared in her Substack note.

Works with

Claude
ChatGPT
Perplexity
Gemini
Grok

Prompt / skill content

Read what I'm asking and tell me what problem you think I'm trying to solve. Then tell me what problem I should be solving instead.

Where to get it

Read the original resource.

Tags

ai-literacy
reasoning
prompt-engineering
problem-framing
critical-thinking
guest-prompt

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