l2-guidelines-notes.md

Lesson2: Guidelines

Principles of Prompting

• Principle 1 : write clear and specific instructions
• Principle 2 : give the model time to "think"

Pinciple 1 - Tactics :

Tactic 1: Use delimiters to clearly indicate distinct parts of the input

• Delimiters can be anything like:

  • Triple backticks : ```,
  • Triple quotes: """,
  • Triple dashes: ---,
  • Angle brackets : < >,
  • XML Tags : <tag> </tag>,
  • colons :

• Using delimiters is also a helpful technique to try and avoid prompt injections

• Check the example in the guideline notebook

Tactic 2: Ask for a structured output

• JSON, HTML

• Check the example in the guideline notebook

Tactic 3: Ask the model to check whether conditions are satisfied

• Check the example in the guideline notebook

Tactic 4: "Few-shot" prompting

• Check the example in the guideline notebook

Pinciple 2 - Tactics :

• Check the example in the guideline notebook

Tactic 1: Specify the steps required to complete a task

• Check the example in the guideline notebook

Tactic 2: Instruct the model to work out its own solution before rushing to a conclusion

• Check the example in the guideline notebook

Model Limitations: Hallucinations

• Boie is a real company, the product name is not real.

prompt = f"""
Tell me about AeroGlide UltraSlim Smart Toothbrush by Boie
"""
response = get_completion(prompt)
print(response)

Completion:

The AeroGlide UltraSlim Smart Toothbrush by Boie is a high-tech toothbrush that uses advanced sonic technology to provide a deep and thorough clean. It features a slim and sleek design that makes it easy to hold and maneuver, and it comes with a range of smart features that help you optimize your brushing routine.

References

Main Course :

• https://learn.deeplearning.ai/chatgpt-prompt-eng/lesson/2/guidelines

GPT Best Practices - openai :

• https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/gpt-best-practices

API Reference :

• https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/introduction