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Prompt Engineering

What is prompt engineering?

A prompt is a task brief.

✳ Beginner◷ 5–10 min + practiceTEXT-BASED LEARNING

Start from zero. Learn the meaning, explore a worked example and practise in three short text lessons. No previous AI experience is needed.

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03 · Practise and check

Try this yourself

Remove the date from your source. Run the prompt again and check whether the model invents one. Add this example to your evaluation set.

Check your understanding

The expected date is "not provided". A fluent sentence is not evidence that the date exists in the source.

A mistake to avoid

A long prompt is not automatically better. Repeated, contradictory requirements make it harder to diagnose failures.

Before looking at the answer, write a short explanation and one example of your own. Finish by naming one limitation of the method. Use Mark as read when you are ready, or return to the previous lesson if a term is unclear.

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