
Advanced OpenAI Playground



Master the advanced features of OpenAI’s Playground to build custom GPTs and chatbots tailored to your unique needs. Gain hands-on experience with configuration parameters, assistant modes, and specialized tools for powerful AI-driven solutions.

What You'll Learn
By completing this course, you'll be able to:
- Overview of OpenAI Playground features and presets
- Adjusting temperature, top-P, and other prompt parameters
- Using refusal suppression attacks and revisiting history
- Creating and configuring custom AI assistants
- Implementing advanced features like function calls and retrieval
Course Overview
This course empowers you to harness the full potential of the OpenAI Playground—going far beyond basic prompt usage. You’ll explore advanced techniques like refusal suppression, revisiting conversation history, and customizing model behavior to build chatbots or GPTs for diverse applications.
From understanding core parameters like temperature, frequency penalty, and presence penalty, to experimenting with sophisticated assistant settings and tools, you’ll develop a robust skill set that equips you for next-level AI development. Whether you’re aiming to build advanced prototypes or integrate AI into existing workflows, this comprehensive course will guide you every step of the way.
Skills You'll Gain
- Fine-tune prompt parameters: Configure temperature, top P, and other key settings to optimize model outputs.
- Handle refusal suppression attacks: Implement techniques to manage edge cases and prevent unwanted model behaviors.
- Create custom AI assistants: Build and configure specialized AI assistants with custom names, instructions and modes.
- Integrate advanced features: Use model instructions, function calls and retrieval capabilities in custom applications.
Who Should Enroll?
- Developers & Tech Leads: Implement advanced prompt engineering and build robust AI-driven applications.
- AI Enthusiasts & Hobbyists: Push beyond standard usage, customizing GPT models to solve complex tasks.
- Data Scientists & Researchers: Experiment with specialized parameters and dive deeper into model capabilities.
- Advanced Prompt Engineers: Learn to fine-tune conversation flows, incorporate tools, and handle advanced scenarios.
Course Outline
OpenAI Playground Features
Overview
Presets
Refusal Suppression Attacks
Revisiting History
How to use Chat Mode
Temperature and Top-P
Maximum Length and Stop Sequences
Frequency and Presence Penalty
Project & Quiz
How to use Assistant Mode
Creating your First Assistant
How to Send a Message
Project & Quiz
Assistant Settings & Specifications
Name, Instructions and Model
Tools: Functions, Code Interpreter, Retrieval
Project & Quiz
Course Format
- Duration: 3 Days (self-paced) with clear, structured lessons.
- Materials: Written content, interactive quizzes, and hands-on assignments.
- Access: Available with a Learn Prompting Plus subscription, granting you access to 15 courses and certificates of completion that you can share on LinkedIn or any platform to highlight your new skills.
Meet Your Instructor

Sander Schulhoff
Founder & CEO, Learn Prompting
Sander Schulhoff is the Founder of Learn Prompting and an ML Researcher at the University of Maryland. He created the first open-source Prompt Engineering guide, which reached 3 million people and taught them to use tools like ChatGPT. Sander also led a team behind Prompt Report, the most comprehensive study of prompting ever done. This 76-page survey, co-authored with researchers from the University of Maryland, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Princeton, Stanford, and other leading institutions, analyzed 1,500+ academic papers and covered 200+ prompting techniques.
Why Choose This Course?
- Advanced Skill Set: Dive into the intricacies of the Playground’s features, such as temperature, top P, function calls, and more.
- Hands-On Projects: Practice real-world scenarios—suppression attacks, assistant creation, and custom chatbot builds.
- Expert Instruction: Learn from instructors at the forefront of AI research and prompt engineering.
- Community & Resources: Engage with quizzes and discussions to reinforce your understanding and share insights.
Earn a Certifiate of Completion
By upgrading to Learn Prompting Plus, you automatically receive a certificate of completion for every course you complete. These certificates can easily be shared on LinkedIn, Twitter, or any other social platform to showcase your new skillset.
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- Complete engaging, hand-graded AI projects
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Join this course to master the full potential of OpenAI's Playground. Learn to build custom AI solutions, develop advanced prototypes, fine-tune model parameters, and create specialized assistants with expert guidance.
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