💬 Everyday AI · The Lab · NBN IA

AI Course · Module 06

Choosing the output format

The same info can come out as a paragraph, a list, a table, or even raw data. You ask for the shape, the AI obeys — and you get something ready to use. Click to reformat 👇

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The game · same info, 4 shapes

"Give me 3 quick meal ideas"

Pick the output format. The AI reorganises the exact same info into whatever you ask for.

🙋 "Give me 3 quick meal ideas… in this format:"
🤖 The AI's answer
What this teaches you

Ask for the useful shape

📋 Ready to use

A table to compare, a list to act on, an email to send. Specify the shape and you have nothing left to rework.

⚙️ Even for the technical stuff

You can ask for JSON, CSV, Markdown… handy for plugging the output into another tool (you'll see this in the no-code modules).

Check that you got it

2 quick questions

1. You want to compare 3 options at a glance. Which format to ask for?

Right: a table lines up the criteria in columns. Perfect for comparing without drowning in text.

2. How do you get output that's reusable in another tool?

Right: "give me this as a table / JSON" → you get something structured, ready to paste or plug in.

What to remember

  • You command the shape: paragraph, list, table, email, data…
  • The right format = zero rework: table to compare, list to act.
  • Technical formats (JSON, CSV) = plug the output into another tool.