Prompt-Engineering - AIIS

Prompt engineering=the practice of designing, structuring, and refining NL inputs to guide AI models and LLMs toward accurate and useful outputs.

i/p&o/p for a prompt

Prompt Engineering Techniques

• Zero-shot prompting: Asking the model to perform a task directly without giving any prior examples or training data samples.

• Few-shot prompting: Providing a few examples of desired input and output pairs inside the prompt to guide the model's pattern matching.

• Chain-of-thought (CoT): Asking the model to break down its reasoning into step-by-step components before arriving at a final conclusion.

• Prompt chaining: Splitting a large task into sequential subtasks where the output of one prompt becomes the input for the next.

Prompt Engineering Best Practices

• Be specific: State clear goals, constraints, tone, and audience expectations.

• Provide context: Give background information, role assignments, or reference materials.

• Iterate continuously: Treat prompting as a continuous loop of testing, evaluating errors, and adjusting instructions.

Prompting is a continuous loop of testing, evaluating errors, and adjusting instructions.

Format for a prompt in prompt engineering

A standard and effective format for a prompt in prompt engineering follows the anatomy of core structural elements like Role + Task + Context + Constraints + Output Format.

Standard Prompt Components

• Role (Persona): Tell the AI who it is (e.g., "You are an expert data analyst") to set the correct tone and expertise level.

• Instruction / Task: State the core action you want the AI to perform clearly using direct commands like Write, Summarize, or Analyze.

• Context: Provide background information, target audience details, or reference material to ground the response.

• Input Data: Supply the actual text, data, or question the model needs to process.

• Constraints: Set rules, boundaries, or limits (e.g., word count limits, what to avoid, or specific tone rules).

what is a prompt for writing?

A writing prompt is a brief statement, question, image, or scenario that gives you a starting point and instructions for a piece of writing.

What a Prompt Does

• Cure for the blank page: It stops you from feeling stuck by giving your imagination a clear direction.

• Sets the rules: It often tells you the topic, the style of writing (like an essay or a story), and how long it should be.

• Tests skills: Teachers use prompts to see how well you can think, argue, or analyze a subject.

Common Types of Prompts

• Creative: A fun scenario, like "Write about a door you never opened."

• Academic/Analytical: A question based on a quote or text, asking you to take a side and support it.

• Visual: A photograph or painting that inspires a story or description.

What is a prompt in generative AI?

A prompt=the instruction, question, or input you give to a generative AI tool to tell it what to create or do.

What is an AI prompt? An AI prompt is an instruction, question, or input given to an AI model to guide it in generating a specific response. 

What Makes a Good Prompt?

• Instruction: What you want the AI to do (e.g., summarize, write, code).

• Context: Background information or details to set the stage.

• Constraints: Rules or limits on what to avoid or include.

• Format: How you want the final answer structured (e.g., a bulleted list or a table). 

Examples of AI Prompts

• Simple:
  "Translate this sentence to French."

• Detailed: "You are a professional chef. Write a quick dinner recipe using chicken and broccoli, formatted as a bulleted list, with no dairy ingredients."