In plain words: A guide walks through how to write instructions for AI chat models, covering basics, tricks like asking the model to reason step by step and check its own answers, plus how to build agents that use tools. It also surveys the software available for writing prompts.
Abstract
Prompt design and engineering has rapidly become essential for maximizing the potential of large language models. In this paper, we introduce core concepts, advanced techniques like Chain-of-Thought and Reflection, and the principles behind building LLM-based agents. Finally, we provide a survey of tools for prompt engineers.
Xavier Amatriain
arXiv:2401.14423 · cs.SE, cs.LG · submitted Jan 24, 2024 · updated May 5, 2024
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