Thread by @rowancheung

OpenAI released their own Prompt Engineering Guide.

The guide is useful for anyone trying to maximize LLMs. I'd recommend it.

Here's the 6 strategies they outline for getting better results from GPT-4:

1. Write clear instructions.

Example: Specify the desired length of the output.

Prompt:
Summarize the text delimited by triple quotes in about 50 words.

"insert text here"

2. Provide reference text

Example: Instruct the model to answer using reference text.

Prompt:
<insert articles, each delimited by triple quotes>

Question: <insert question here>

3. Split complex tasks into simpler subtasks

Example: Summarize long documents piecewise and construct a full summary recursively.

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4. Give the model time to "think"

Example: Instruct the model to work out its own solution before rushing to a conclusion.

5. Use external tools

Example: Use code execution to perform more accurate calculations or call external APIs.

6. Test changes systematically

Example: Evaluate model outputs with reference to gold-standard answers.

If you liked OpenAI's prompt guide, you'll probably find the Advanced ChatGPT guide useful.

-1000+ best ChatGPT prompts
-100+ AI tools
-25+ AI tool workflows

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