Book Outline: AI - The Art of Scaffolding Reality
Introduction: The New Frontier of Cognition
- Chapter 1: Words as Scaffolding
- Explores the core idea from
01_words_as_scaffolding.md. - Language as the primary interface for shaping and interacting with AI models.
- How AI extends our cognitive reach, allowing us to build complex mental structures with simple language.
- Explores the core idea from
Part 1: The Foundational Skill
- Chapter 2: Prompt Acumen: Shaping Reality with Language
- The prompt as a mental exercise in constructing a new reality.
- Prompting as a form of “calisthenics for the mind” to form and shape the future.
- The disciplined act of writing and refining prompts as a contribution to our collective future.
- Why “Prompt Acumen” is a critical new life skill in the age of AI.
Part 2: Applications and Strategies
- (Placeholder for future chapters on specific AI techniques, ethics, and applications)
Conclusion: The Co-Creation of the Future
- AI as a partner in cognition.
- The responsibility that comes with the power to scaffold new realities.