Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prompt engineering

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
promp-t engi-neer-ing
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
9
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Etymology

Likely coined in 2020 by AI researcher Gwern Branwen.

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Synonyms

prompt crafting prompt design

Questions

What does prompt engineering mean?
The technique of formulating instructions (prompts) for a generative AI, in order that it produce the expected output.
Where does prompt engineering come from?
Likely coined in 2020 by AI researcher Gwern Branwen.

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