Welcome to Data Science Dojo’s weekly newsletter, “The Data-Driven Dispatch“. In this newsletter, we’ll decode what is prompt engineering for you.
Buckle up! Because prompt engineering isn't just a buzzword; it's your ticket to command the mightiest tech of our age in any direction you choose.
Picture this: A future where Generative AI, finely tuned through prompt engineering, transforms the way we work, seamlessly crafting compelling content, generating innovative ideas, excelling in data analysis, and whatnot.
It’s not just for regular tasks; it’s changing the game for everyone, making things more efficient and creative than before.
Let’s unpack the key prompting techniques you need to master for knowledge and art generation and chart your path to a career in this booming field.
Let’s start with some major updates and progress happening in the AI world.
- Google is in talks to invest in AI the startup Character.AI. Read more
- CEO Notion releases ‘Q&A’ AI feature in a bid to become ‘Magnet Tool’ for workers.
- Judge pares down artists’ AI copyright lawsuit against Midjourney, and Stability AI. Read more
- TikTok is using AI to sell you wedding dresses and other products by scanning videos you watch. Read more
- LLMs can play a valuable role in diagnosing schizophrenia. Read more
What is Prompt Engineering?
Prompt engineering is like crafting a recipe for a cooking robot. Clear instructions (prompt) lead to a delicious dish (output). A well-crafted prompt ensures you get precisely what you want from advanced technologies. Read more
How Does it Help?
LLMs learn from an in-context learning ability. This means they need certain context, examples, and a clear direction to generate relevant output.
Prompt engineering is essential for optimizing language models like GPT-4, improving precision, efficiency, and customization for diverse tasks. Crafting clear prompts reduces biases, enhances productivity, and ensures better resource allocation.
Prompting Engineering Techniques:
Here are 5 essential prompting techniques that you must know:
Explore them in detail: Some Kick Ass Prompt Engineering Techniques to Boost our LLM Models – KdNuggets
Stepping beyond these techniques, you can add various instructions in your prompts to alter the output the way you want. Listing a few here:
Explore how these practices affect the responses of AI bots through examples: Prompting Engineering hacks
Prompt Engineering for Art Generation:
AI art generation is different because you need to have some knowledge of art beforehand to generate specific outcomes. Explore useful techniques that will help you get better images from the tools you use!
These instructions significantly impact the generated output. For example, we used different lighting and styles to create a similar art piece using Imagine Art, and here are the results.
Read: Using generative AI for art generation – 5 best tools to leverage
If you want to learn prompt engineering along with other essential domains of LLMs, check out our Large Language Models Bootcamp
Recorded Tutorials:
This session by Josh Cavalier is a great resource that will guide you through the intricacies of prompt engineering, covering diverse formats such as freeform and structured prompts. Additionally, we’ll delve into sophisticated strategies like chain-of-thought, tree-of-thought, and skeleton prompts.
Upcoming Live Sessions:
Finally, if you want to grasp prompt engineering completely in one go, join our live crash course led by Syed Hyder Ali Zaidi on November, 22nd.
What Will You Learn?
- Prompt engineering techniques such as n-shot prompting, chain-of-thought prompting, etc.
- Use cases for prompt engineering such as text summarization, question answering, role-playing, and more.
- Discover tactics such as using delimiters, specifying output format, and adjusting the temperature.
Sounds interesting? Book yourself a slot now!
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Becoming a Prompt Engineer
LLMs will change the world. With OpenAI recently announcing the GPT Store, we can actually observe how we are entering a new paradigm.
Consequently, it is essential to anticipate a thriving job market for AI-related roles in this decade, with Prompt Engineering positions taking the lead. If you want to become a Prompt Engineer, here’s a simple guide that can help you get there, step by step.
