Feeling Nibbly

With all the buzz surrounding AI these days, you’ve likely heard people refer to the term “prompt engineering.” But what does that even mean?! If you’ve tried Googling it, you might have come across extremely technical explanations that didn’t do much to help your understanding. No worries, I’ve got you covered!

Imagine you have a really smart robot that can talk to you and answer your questions. But to get the best answers from this robot, you need to ask the right kind of questions.

Prompt engineering is like learning how to ask the robot the best questions so it gives you the best answers. Here’s how it works:

1. Asking Questions: Think of the robot as a friend who knows a lot. If you want it to help you with something, you need to ask it in a clear and smart way. For example, instead of asking, “Tell me about animals,” you might ask, “Can you tell me three interesting facts about elephants?”
2. Testing and Tweaking: Sometimes, your first question might not get you the answer you want. So, you might need to try asking in different ways or give more details. It’s like adjusting how you ask the question until you get the answer you’re looking for.
3. Getting Better at It: As you practice asking the robot questions, you get better at knowing how to phrase them. You learn what kinds of questions work best to get the most useful answers.

In short, prompt engineering is about figuring out how to talk to the robot in the best way so you can get the most helpful and interesting answers from it. Simple, right?