prompt engineering computer science Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/prompt-engineering Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/prompt-engineering Written by Frannie Comstock Frannie Comstock is a writer based in Chicago. Frannie Comstock Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jul 31, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents prompt engineering, process of designing inputs for generative artificial intelligence (AI) models to deliver useful, accurate, and relevant responses. Prompt engineering is used with generative AI models called large language models (LLMs), such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Generative AI models are machine learning models that can generate text, images, and other content based on data they were trained on, and they can respond to prompts given to them in natural language—how a user naturally speaks or writes—rather than in code. Models can return responses based on prompts, which are requests, questions, or tasks given by the user that ...(100 of 408 words)

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