Chapter 5 · Lesson 1

Don't Just Prompt, Build a Loop

Turn one-off AI use into a repeatable improvement cycle.

6 min · Reviewed July 2026

Scenario

You get a first draft from AI. Now the real work begins.

A loop beats a single prompt

Useful AI work often follows a loop: prompt, inspect, critique, revise, verify. Each pass sharpens the result.

Inspect before refining

Do not ask for a revision until you know what failed. Look for missing context, wrong tone, weak structure, unsupported claims, or poor format.

multiple choice

What is the strongest AI workflow loop?

Choose the answer that best fits the principle from this lesson.

Takeaway

AI fluency is a feedback loop.