This foundational course introduces learners to the world of Large Language Models (LLMs) and the fundamentals of prompt design. Aimed at demystifying how LLMs, such as GPT-3.5, GPT-4, LLaMA, Claude 2, generate text and interact with users, this course offers a solid starting point for anyone looking to harness the power of advanced AI in crafting prompts that produce precise outputs.
Overview
Syllabus
- Unit 1: LLMs are next word prediction machines
- Never Say Never
- Just One Word
- Predicting more than words
- Unit 2: Mastering Consistent Formatting and Organization for Effective Prompting
- Cosmo Haiku
- Corgi Jokes and Structured Prompts
- One More Section
- Unit 3: Crafting Effective Examples for LLM Prompting
- Reformatting into MPF
- Table Example
- Harmonizing Team Dreams
- Unit 4: Context Limits and Their Impact on Prompt Engineering
- Context Limits Table
- Sample Prompt Compression
- Effective Prompting from Scratch
- Unit 5: Mastering the Art of Style in AI Prompting
- Unity in the Future: A Story
- AI Conversations Over Coffee
- Recent ML Advancements
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Reviews
5.0 rating, based on 5 Class Central reviews
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Everything was simple and easy to follow/understand. The lessons were very interesting. I feel like I have a much better understanding of how to interact with LLMs. And finally, I really liked Cosmo.
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Knowing how to write prompts is an essential skill these days. Lots of good tips in this course that's made me confident using ChatGPT and is saving me a lot of time. Really recommend it if you want to get ahead in this AI era
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Harish Mgood and more basic examples for models and finetunings the required taskes and add simple task excersices -
I'm new to ChatGPT but this gave me lots of useful tips on how to use it for my work. I learned way quicker because the content is straight-forward and clear and always comes with some exercises to practice
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The only course I've found out there that lets you learn how to be a prompt engineer through hands-on practice! Love it!
