Prompt

A Prompt is defined as the natural language instruction, query or input provided to a generative AI system to elicit a response or generate content; prompts are subject to rules (e.g., prohibitions on including personal/sensitive data when using non‑institutional tools) and to guidance on responsible prompting to mitigate bias and privacy risks.

An input, instruction, or query that a human user provides to a generative AI system to elicit a specific output; ownership of resulting content is tied to the person who provided the prompt, subject to legality of the input and contractual arrangements.

The text or other input provided by a user to a generative AI system that directs the model to produce an output; the guides note prompt scope, sensitivity of data contained in prompts, and risks from disclosing personal or confidential information to third-party services.

The input provided by a user to a generative AI model (which may be natural language, structured instructions, or other signals) used to guide or condition the model's generated output.

An instruction or set of instructions given in natural language to an IAG model to generate a response, which can include specific information and guidelines to direct the desired content generation.