prompt engineering

noun

Etymology

Likely coined in 2020 by AI researcher Gwern Branwen.

Definitions

  1. The technique of formulating instructions (prompts) for a generative AI, in order that it…

    The technique of formulating instructions (prompts) for a generative AI, in order that it produce the expected output.

    • Practice prompt engineering and measure your progress in time. Prompt engineering is a new skill that will take you to the next level of AI.
    • PromptBase’s sixth-most-popular seller, a prompt creator from Spain who goes by Imagineer, told me that prompt engineering is still a side hustle, having earned them just over 800 euros since September.
    • The latter skill has become known as “prompt engineering”: the technique of framing one’s instructions in terms most clearly understood by the system, so it returns the results that most closely match expectations – or perhaps exceed them.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for prompt engineering. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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