Prompt engineering is the process of crafting and refining prompts to improve the performance of generative AI models.
What is a Prompt?
To instruct the model to perform a task is a prompt. A prompt is a piece of text that you give to the model to perform a task.
For example, if you want to summarize an article, you could simply write the prompt with the article text on the top and the prompt:
Long article text here ………….
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Summarize the above article for me.
Or if you want to translate a sentence from English to French, you could simply write the prompt with the English sentence on the top and the prompt: e.g. This is a sentence in English ………………….. Translate the above sentence to French.
A prompt is a user input given to an large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT. It describes a task or instruction to the AI,
and it’s the primary way to interact with these models. A prompt can be a question, a command, or a request for information.
What are LLMs?
LLM stands for “Large Language Model.” These are advanced AI systems designed to understand and generate human-like text based on the input they receive. These models have been trained on vast amounts of text data and can perform a wide range of language-related tasks, such as answering questions, carrying out conversations, summarizing text, translating languages, and much more. These models are typically based on deep learning architectures, such as Transformers, and are trained on massive amounts of text data from various sources to acquire a deep understanding of the nuances and complexities of language.On a high level, training an LLM model involves three steps i.e. data collection, training and evaluation.
Prompting Techniques
Role Prompting: Use to approach a question or problem by assuming a specific role, character, or viewpoint. 1.Identify a role or character 2.Provide context 3.Pose the question or task ; Example of Role Prompting: As a climate scientist, how would you approach the problem of deforestation to minimize its impact on the environment?
Few Shot Prompting: ………..