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prompt engineering

American

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

noun

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

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When AI evangelists preach the importance of prompt engineering, this is what they’re talking about.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

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 • Mar. 6, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

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 • Jul. 16, 2023

How and when did you get into prompt engineering?

From The Verge • Sep. 2, 2022

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