Discover the Art of Prompting

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Discover the Art of Prompting

This course is part of Google AI Essentials Specialization

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

2,526 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

2 hours to complete

Learn at your own pace

99%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Create prompts that provide clear and specific instructions for a variety of use cases
Describe the role of writing effective prompts in producing generative AI output
Apply specific prompting techniques, including few-shot prompting

Skills you'll gain

Category: Content Creation
Category: LLM Application
Category: Prompt Patterns
Category: AI literacy
Category: Large Language Modeling

Tools you'll learn

Category: Prompt Engineering

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Assessments

3 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

Write effective prompts to get the output you want. Learn how to incorporate prompting techniques, such as few-shot prompting, into your work. Understand how generative AI tools produce output and the importance of evaluating output. By the end of this course, you will be able to write clear and specific prompts and produce outputs that help accomplish workplace tasks.

In this module, you'll gain a conceptual understanding of the large language models that power generative AI.

What's included

3 videos

In this module, you’ll learn best practices for writing clear and specific prompts and see how to leverage this skill for different purposes at work. You'll also discover the power of iteration and get hands-on practice writing, transforming, and refining your prompts.

What's included

3 videos2 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 16 minutes

Write clear and specific prompts4 minutes
Leverage an LLM's capabilities at work6 minutes
Improve AI output through iteration6 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Prompting best practices12 minutes
Prompts for different purposes8 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 30 minutes

Activity: Write an effective prompt for Gemini15 minutes
Activity: Iterate on prompts to find solutions15 minutes

In this module, you’ll advance your skills with more prompting techniques, such as few-shot and chain-of-thought prompting.

What's included

2 videos1 reading

In this module, you’ll review the key concepts from the course and demonstrate your understanding with an end-of-course assessment.

What's included

1 video1 assignment

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