Introduction to Prompt Engineering
•3 Days
Learn the fundamentals of prompt engineering, the practice of crafting effective instructions for AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. You'll learn how to write better prompts, understand how large language models (LLMs) interpret inputs, and apply AI to tasks like content creation, problem-solving, and workflow automation.
Taught by
Sander Schulhoff
Founder & CEO, Learn Prompting
Fady Yanni
Co-founder & COO at Learn Prompting
What You'll Learn
By completing this course, you'll be able to:
- The basics of prompt engineering, how to write and refine AI prompts.
- How AI models process prompts, generate responses, their capabilities and limitations.
- Advanced prompting techniques to get more accurate responses.
- Identify AI hallucinations and bias, and how to mitigate them.
- Responsible AI use, ethical guidelines and industry standards for AI interactions.
Course Overview
Large language models (LLMs) powering applications like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity are powerful tools for automating tasks, enhancing decision-making, and optimizing business processes. But how to make the most out of it just by using language instructions (or prompts)?
Prompt Engineering (or just Prompting) is crafting effective instructions for AI tools to receive a high-quality result tailored to your needs. Introduction to Prompt Engineering course will equip you with the essential knowledge and techniques to communicate effectively with these AI tools. Whether you're a business professional, educator, writer, or AI enthusiast, you'll gain the skills to craft, refine, and evaluate prompts tailored to your needs.
Through interactive lessons and practical assignments, you'll explore the core principles of prompt engineering, understand how LLMs function, and learn how to create optimized prompts for a wide range of applications. By the end of the course, you'll confidently use AI as a powerful assistant for tasks like content creation, productivity enhancement, and tackling complex problems.
Skills You'll Gain
- Prompt Writing & Optimization: Learn to craft prompts that yield precise and relevant outputs from AI systems.
- LLM Functionality Insights: Understand how large language models process prompts and their operational boundaries.
- Problem-Solving with AI: Develop techniques to troubleshoot AI outputs and improve response quality.
- Bias & Hallucination Management: Identify and address AI hallucinations errors and biases.
- AI Productivity: Use AI tools effectively for task automation and workflow improvements.
- Ethical AI Practices: Use AI responsibly by understanding ethical considerations and limitations.
Who Should Enroll?
- Beginners: No prior experience with AI or programming required.
- Business Professionals: Use AI tools to improve efficiency and streamline workflows.
- Educators and Writers: Generate structured, AI-assisted content for teaching and creative work.
- AI Enthusiasts: Gain a deeper understanding of how AI models respond to different inputs.
Course Outline
Introduction to Prompt Engineering
What is Prompt Engineering?
Why does it matter?
Quiz: Test your understanding of prompts
What Makes a Good Prompt?
Characteristics of effective prompts
Assignment: Create and refine your first prompt
Understanding LLMs
How LLMs work, their capabilities, and limitations
Experiment: Use ChatGPT to count tokens
Solving Complex Problems
Techniques for tackling intricate challenges with AI
Assignment: Apply advanced strategies to solve a problem
Managing Conflicting Outputs
Handling inconsistencies in AI-generated responses
Assignment: Guide AI through a scenario for accurate results
Identifying Hallucinations
Recognize and address AI hallucinations
Assignment: Analyze responses for factual accuracy
Addressing Bias in AI
Understand how bias manifests in AI outputs
Assignment: Detect and mitigate bias in generated responses
Combining Prompting Techniques
Integrate multiple techniques for optimal results
Assignment: Develop a multi-layered prompt
Risks and Ethical Concerns
Explore ethical risks and responsibilities in AI use
Quiz: Reflect on best practices for responsible AI interactions
Conclusion
Recap key takeaways
Earn your certificate of completion to showcase your learning
Course Format
- Duration: 3 Days (self-paced) with concise video lessons for busy learners.
- Materials: Video content, interactive exercises, and quizzes.
- 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 Instructors
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.
Fady Yanni
Co-founder & COO at Learn Prompting
Fady Yanni is the Founder and COO of Learn Prompting, the leading Prompt Engineering resource that has taught over 3 million people how to communicate effectively with AI. Previously, he was the Head of Fundraising at the Farama Foundation, the open-source maintainer of every major Reinforcement Learning library, including OpenAI's flagship project, Gym.
Why Choose This Course?
- Practical Focus: Learn how to structure prompts to get more accurate AI responses.
- Hands-On Learning: Work through exercises and real-world examples to refine your skills.
- Expert Guidance: Learn from instructors with deep knowledge of AI and prompt engineering.
- Interactive Content: Reinforce key concepts with quizzes and practical assignments.
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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