prompt engineering

American  

[prahmpt en-juhn-eer-ing] / ˈprɑmpt ˌɛn dʒənˈɪər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of designing appropriate and effective inputs for a machine learning algorithm.

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Example Sentences

More important, they should invest in AI-literacy training that goes beyond basic tool usage to include prompt engineering, output evaluation and strategic-task delegation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The skill required to frame the questions asked of chatbots in a way that elicits the desired response, called prompt engineering, combines intuition and experimentation.

From Science Daily

A new professional field, known as prompt engineering, has opened up as a result of this technological advancement.

From Seattle Times

Although instruction will vary by the nature of job, the company will require that all employees learn prompt engineering, or the process of crafting precise questions, to get the best answers from the chatbot, according to Chief People Officer Kameshwari Rao.

From Seattle Times

Within a couple of hours, the large language model and its trusty chatbot sidekick had helped me outline a course on prompt engineering, complete with learning objectives, assignments, and lecture notes.

From Slate