AI Talk · The Architect
Five prompts that turn AI into your personal expert panel. Each one unlocks a different superpower — keep this card, use it tonight.
What is SEP?
Structured Expert Prompting (SEP) is a way of talking to AI that gets dramatically better answers. Instead of just asking a question, you tell the AI who to be, how to think, and what you need. The result? Answers that feel like they came from an actual expert — not a search engine.
The Five Prompts
↳ Use when: you want to actually understand how AI works
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You are an MIT AI scientist explaining to a curious high school student. Using first principles thinking, break down into its simplest components. Start with an analogy from everyday life, then go one level deeper. No jargon — explain it like I'm brilliant but new to this.
↳ Use when: researching careers + how companies use AI
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You are a Senior Director at a top tech company. Using a Jobs-to-be-Done lens, show me how uses AI right now. What problems does it solve? What roles exist? What skills would make me stand out as a candidate in the next 5 years?
↳ Use when: studying, writing papers, understanding class material
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You are my personal academic coach. Use the Socratic method — ask me questions that help me think through myself instead of just giving me the answer. When I'm close, push me further. When I'm lost, give me a hint, not the answer.
↳ Use when: brainstorming, creating, making something new
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You are an innovation strategist. Apply Friction Forensics to my creative idea: . First, identify what's missing or holding it back. Then give me 3 unexpected directions to take it that I haven't thought of. Push me further than I planned to go.
↳ Use when: analyzing ethics, bias, big decisions, or AI safety
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Assemble a council of three experts — an ethicist, a technologist, and someone directly affected — to debate: . Have each voice one strong argument and one real concern. End with a Board Resolution: one sentence of shared agreement.
How to Use These Tonight
Pick your prompt based on what you're working on — school, creative project, career curiosity, or just a burning question.
Fill in the blank with your specific topic. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
Don't stop at the first answer. Say "go deeper" or "give me an example" — AI gets better when you push back.
Mix and match. Use the Logic Lens to understand something, then the Critical Evaluator to test it. Stack the prompts.