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Use Fable Before You Know What to Ask

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Use Fable Before You Know What to Ask

TL;DR

  • Fable's strength lies in identifying decisions and premises that users are unaware of.
  • It helps differentiate between tasks with execution complexity and those with flawed initial goals or standards.
  • "Unknowns" are identified as gaps between the AI's prompt and real-world constraints, categorized as "unknown knowns" and "unknown unknowns."
  • Examples show Fable identifying implicit criteria (unknown knowns) and questioning unvalidated goals (unknown unknowns).
  • Fable is recommended for tasks where the map (prompt) is incomplete, rather than solely for large-scale jobs.