prompt engineering
prompt engineering noun: the technique of formulating instructions (prompts) for a generative AI, in order that it produce the expected output.
Noun
prompt engineering (uncountable)
- 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.2022, Denis Rothman, Antonio Gulli, Transformers for Natural Language Processing […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 426
- 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.2023 February 8, Charlie Warzel, “The Most Important Job Skill of This Century”, in The Atlantic
- Synonyms:
- prompt crafting, prompt design
Synonyms of prompt engineering
- prompt crafting
- prompt design
Origin of prompt engineering
Likely coined in 2020 by AI researcher Gwern Branwen.
Questions about prompt engineering
- What does prompt engineering mean?
- Prompt engineering means the technique of formulating instructions (prompts) for a generative AI, in order that it produce the expected output.
- What part of speech is prompt engineering?
- Prompt engineering is a noun.
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