Prompt Engineering Guide

by Satish Yenumula

There are >1500 papers in arXiv about prompt engineering. Every new model that comes out or if someone finds a better way to write a prompt and achieve better results, it is given a name and called a certain way of prompting. This has led to various techniques such as few-shot learning, chain of trees, self-criticism, planning strategies and all sorts of other names that are difficult to keep track of and end up being counter productive.

Lost in the world of prompting, is when I came across this paper: The Prompt Report: A Systematic Survey of Prompt Engineering Techniques

Key Techniques

Few-Shot Learning

Description of few-shot learning techniques…

Chain of Thought

How chain of thought prompting works…

Self-Criticism

Methods for self-improving prompts…

Conclusion

This guide provides a systematic approach to prompt engineering…