Definition
Prompt engineering is the art and science of crafting inputs to AI models to achieve desired outputs.
- **Key Techniques:**
- Zero-shot: Direct question without examples
- Few-shot: Providing examples in the prompt
- Chain-of-Thought: Asking model to explain reasoning
- Role-playing: "You are an expert in..."
- Structured Output: Requesting specific formats
Best Practices: - Be specific and detailed - Provide context and constraints - Use clear formatting - Iterate and refine - Test with edge cases
Advanced Techniques: - Self-consistency (multiple reasoning paths) - Tree-of-Thought (branching reasoning) - ReAct (reasoning + acting)
Examples
Adding "Let's think step by step" to improve math problem solving.
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