Prompt Engineering Course

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Welcome to the website for my prompt engineering course. I have been teaching this course since March of 2020. I continually learn more about how to help students write better prompts to get better results out of their large language models. The course contains the background about how large language models work and many tips and tricks for you to get great results.

When people first start using generative AI they are sometimes shocked at the high quality of the responses they get from using a simple prompt. Yet soon they may become frustrated with their inability to control what they get from large language models. We hope we can guide you on your way to overcoming these frustrations.

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Good Luck! Dan McCreary on LinkedIn