A First Draft Failure

You're working with a colleague who is new to using AI tools. They asked an LLM to "write a blog post about cybersecurity" and received a generic, 200-word response that reads like a high school essay. Your colleague is frustrated and ready to give up on using AI for content creation.

You review their original prompt and the output, then explain that this is actually a normal starting point—not a failure. You want to help them understand why the first attempt didn't meet expectations so they can improve their approach.

Which of the following are likely reasons why your colleague's prompt produced a disappointing result?