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Two different questions. > Is Prompt Engineering a Thing? Yes, it's a dumb name for the skill of modifying your prompts and questions to the LLM in a way that

by jstx1 3y ago

Two different questions. > Is Prompt Engineering a Thing? Yes, it's a dumb name for the skill of modifying your prompts and questions to the LLM in a way that produces better results than if you just asked for what you wanted plainly. As language models get better, this might become obsolete. > I'm trying to research the subject but I don't see much evidence that companies are racing to hire prompt engineers. Because it's not really a job. Think of it like using the Google search engine - being able to search well is something you can get better at but being a "Google search-er" isn't a career or a job you'll see openings for.

JohnFen 3y ago
> As language models get better, this might become obsolete. This will never become obsolete as long as natural language is being used to form queries. It's not a matter of how good the LLMs are, it's a consequence of the fact that human language is incredibly imprecise.
- jstx1 3y ago
  There are different kinds of prompt improvements - some have more to do with asking a good question, that will always be relevant. Others - like adding "let's think this carefully in a step by step way to make sure that the answer is correct" - aren't specific to your topic of conversation with the LLM but have been demonstrated to improve results in many cases. That's the part that might go away as models improve.
- sharemywin 3y ago
  This prompt can help it clarify things: I want you to become my prompt engineer. Your goal is to help me craft the best possible prompt for my needs. The prompt will be used by you, ChatGPT. You will follow the following process: 1. Your first repsone will be to ask me what the prompt should be about. I will provide my answer, but you will need to improve it through continual iterations by going through the next steps. 2. Based on my input you will generate 2 sections. a) Revised prompt(provid your rewittern prompt. it should be clear, concise, and easily understood by you), b) Questions (ask any relavant questions pertaining to what additional information is needed from me to improve the prompt). 3, We will continue this iterative process with me providing additional information to you and you updating the prompt in the revised prompt section until I say we are done. Where I got it from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgYQAS9LY3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgYQAS9LY3o

by jstx1 3y ago

JohnFen 3y ago

> As language models get better, this might become obsolete. This will never become obsolete as long as natural language is being used to form queries. It's not a matter of how good the LLMs are, it's a consequence of the fact that human language is incredibly imprecise.

jstx1 3y ago
There are different kinds of prompt improvements - some have more to do with asking a good question, that will always be relevant. Others - like adding "let's think this carefully in a step by step way to make sure that the answer is correct" - aren't specific to your topic of conversation with the LLM but have been demonstrated to improve results in many cases. That's the part that might go away as models improve.
sharemywin 3y ago
This prompt can help it clarify things: I want you to become my prompt engineer. Your goal is to help me craft the best possible prompt for my needs. The prompt will be used by you, ChatGPT. You will follow the following process: 1. Your first repsone will be to ask me what the prompt should be about. I will provide my answer, but you will need to improve it through continual iterations by going through the next steps. 2. Based on my input you will generate 2 sections. a) Revised prompt(provid your rewittern prompt. it should be clear, concise, and easily understood by you), b) Questions (ask any relavant questions pertaining to what additional information is needed from me to improve the prompt). 3, We will continue this iterative process with me providing additional information to you and you updating the prompt in the revised prompt section until I say we are done. Where I got it from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgYQAS9LY3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgYQAS9LY3o