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Mastering Prompt Engineering for Better AI Results
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Mastering Prompt Engineering for Better AI Results

Effective Prompt Engineering Practices

Join us on The Before AGI as we unpack Prompt Engineering – the essential skill for effectively communicating with AI like Gemini and unlocking their true potential. Stop getting frustrating results and start crafting prompts that deliver accurate, creative, and useful responses from today's powerful Large Language Models (LLMs).

In this episode, you'll discover:
✅ What Prompt Engineering is & why it's a fundamental skill in the age of AI.
⚙️ How to understand and leverage key AI settings like Temperature, Top-K, and Top-P to control output.
💡 Powerful prompting techniques demystified: Zero-Shot, Few-Shot, Chain of Thought, React, and more!
📈 Essential best practices for consistently crafting effective and efficient prompts.
🛠️ How these techniques apply to specific tasks like code generation, debugging, and multimodal inputs.

We explore foundational methods (Zero-Shot, Few-Shot), advanced reasoning strategies (Chain of Thought, Tree of Thoughts, React using tools like LangChain on platforms like Vertex AI), and crucial best practices for everything from defining output formats (like JSON) to documenting your experiments. Learn how to guide AI behavior with system, role, and contextual prompts, and gain insights into avoiding common pitfalls.

Whether you're new to AI or looking to refine your skills, this episode provides practical knowledge to enhance your interactions with artificial intelligence.

Follow The Before AGI for more explorations into the fascinating world of AI!

TOOLS MENTIONED:

  • Vertex AI

  • LangChain

CONTACT INFORMATION:
🌐 Website: ianochiengai.substack.com
📺 YouTube: Ian Ochieng AI
🐦 Twitter: @IanOchiengAI
📸 Instagram: @IanOchiengAI

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