Decode your notes before AI guesses
Why now: The enterprise-context story offers a practical reason to make the meaning of local terms explicit when asking an assistant for help.
Prompted by today's lead: Selected cybersecurity partners get first access to Gemini 4 Carbon
What you'll need
- A non-sensitive note containing local terms, labels or abbreviations.
Steps
- Choose a note that explains shorthand used in a shared activity.
- Paste it into the prompt to generate a glossary grounded in its wording.
- Compare each evidence phrase with the note before reusing the glossary as context.
The prompt
Use only the note below to build a glossary of up to four local terms or abbreviations. For each entry, write three labeled lines: Term, Meaning, and Evidence. Evidence must be an exact short phrase from the note. If a meaning is not stated, write 'Not defined in note' instead of guessing. Do not add advice. Keep the entire answer under 130 words. Use plain text with no Markdown formatting. [paste your note here]
What you should get
Up to four entries, each with Term, Meaning and Evidence lines; evidence phrases match the note exactly, unstated meanings are marked 'Not defined in note,' and the plain-text answer stays under 130 words.
Tested example: Tested on sample input
Input
At the pottery studio, the green shelf holds pieces waiting for their first firing. The ready rack is for finished pieces that can be collected. A hold slip means the maker has asked us not to move a piece. The pickup window is the collection period listed on the weekly notice. These labels appear on our storage signs and in messages to members.
Output
Term: green shelf Meaning: Holds pieces waiting for their first firing. Evidence: the green shelf holds pieces waiting for their first firing Term: ready rack Meaning: Holds finished pieces available for collection. Evidence: The ready rack is for finished pieces that can be collected Term: hold slip Meaning: Indicates the maker has requested that a piece not be moved. Evidence: A hold slip means the maker has asked us not to move a piece Term: pickup window Meaning: The collection period listed on the weekly notice. Evidence: The pickup window is the collection period listed on the weekly notice
How we tested it: How we checked this: an AI model ran this prompt on the sample input on October 28, 2026, and a separate model call checked the result against what the Move promises.