Foundations of prompt engineering
The systematic approach to crafting inputs for AI models to elicit desired outputs
- ¶ First principles of effective prompting
- Historical evolution of prompt engineering
- Theoretical basis for prompt engineering
- Relationship to LLM capabilities
Core prompt techniques
- Zero-shot prompting
- Few-shot prompting - Using examples to guide model responses without additional training
- § Instructional prompting
- Role-based prompting
- Context enhancement techniques
- Format specification methods
Advanced prompt methodologies
- Chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting - Guiding LLMs through step-by-step reasoning processes
- Tree-of-thought prompting
- Generated knowledge prompting
- § LLM's accuracy - self refinement
- Meta-cognitive prompting (MCP)
- Journey of thought prompting - Harnessing AI to craft better prompts
- Adversarial prompting in prompt engineering
Prompt patterns and frameworks
- Model context protocol (MCP) - Standardized framework for LLM interactions with tools and data
- Prompt chaining architectures
- Multi-concept prompting
- Multi-persona prompting
- ¶ Prompt template systems
- Standardization approaches for prompt design
Evaluation and refinement
- Metrics for prompt effectiveness
- Iterative refinement methodologies
- A/B testing for prompt optimization
- Prompt versioning systems
- Automated prompt optimization
Specialized applications
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Domain-specific applications
- Code generation prompt patterns
- Creative writing prompt techniques
- Data analysis prompt architecture
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Industry applications
- Educational applications of prompt engineering
- Healthcare-specific prompt design
Security and adversarial considerations
- Prompt injection vulnerabilities and prevention
- Red teaming for LLMs
- Jailbreaking detection and mitigation
- § Ethical frameworks for prompt engineering
- Data privacy in prompt design
Team applications
- Project operations copilots - AI assistants for streamlining project management workflows
- Team copilots - Collaborative AI systems that enhance team productivity
- Enterprise prompt management systems
- Collaborative prompt engineering practices
- ROI analysis for prompt engineering investments
