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Prompt Design and Engineering: Introduction and Advanced Methods

Software Engineering 2024-05-07 v4 Machine Learning
Authors: Xavier Amatriain
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Abstract

Prompt design and engineering has rapidly become essential for maximizing the potential of large language models. In this paper, we introduce core concepts, advanced techniques like Chain-of-Thought and Reflection, and the principles behind building LLM-based agents. Finally, we provide a survey of tools for prompt engineers.

Keywords

prompt engineering large language model multi-agent systems

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@article{arxiv.2401.14423,
  title  = {Prompt Design and Engineering: Introduction and Advanced Methods},
  author = {Xavier Amatriain},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.14423},
  year   = {2024}
}

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