16 Skills of Highly Effective Prompt Engineers

๐Ÿ’ก Prompt engineering is an emerging field in artificial intelligence (AI), focused on the art of crafting effective prompts to optimize the performance of large language models (LLMs). These AI models rely on inputs called prompts to generate accurate outputs. A skilled prompt engineer would possess the ability to iterate and refine prompts to ensure … Read more

Chain-of-Verification: This Novel Prompting Technique Fights Hallucinations in LLMs

Large language models (LLMs) often hallucinateโ€”generating plausible yet incorrect information. Recent research by Meta AI researchers explores a promising technique to address this issue, termed Chain-of-Verification (CoVe). Quick Overview of Chain-of-Verification (CoVe) CoVe takes a systematic approach to enhance the veracity of the responses generated by large language models. Itโ€™s a four-step dance: This technique … Read more

Diving Deep into ‘Deep Learning’ – An 18-Video Guide by Ian Goodfellow and Experts

Welcome to the ultimate video guide on the groundbreaking book “Deep Learning” by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville! Why “Deep Learning” the book? It’s the definitive textbook in the field, “Deep Learning” covers a comprehensive range of topics, from the foundational concepts to the advanced techniques driving the latest innovations in artificial intelligence. … Read more

10-Step Learning Path: From Python Beginner to Advanced AI Coder on the Finxter Academy

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป 10 Steps Learning Path: Do you want to learn Python but are unsure where to start? I’ve curated an optimal learning path, taking you from a complete beginner to an advanced Python programmer using Finxter Academy courses with downloadable PDF certificates. All courses can be freely accessed by Finxter Premium Members (no restrictions). Level … Read more

[Fixed] OpenAI Playground Speed Differences – GPT-3.5 API 30x Slower Than ChatGPT?

Problem Formulation I encountered a significant delay in the response times on OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 Turbo API as compared to the ChatGPT — and I’m not alone with this (source). The latency is particularly noticeable when using certain accounts, with the delay making the API almost unusable for real-time applications. Solution Idea: Experiment with Difference User … Read more

Chat(GPT) with Images – These Five Prompts Will Impress Your Coworkers

Example 1 – “Find Bug in Code Screenshot” In the following ChatGPT interaction, I tried pasting an image of a code snippet with a bug. Note that I didn’t paste the code, only the screenshot of the code as an image! I also gave it the prompt “Find the bug!“. First, it does fix the … Read more

Moats – What One-Person Coding Startups Can Learn From Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett emphasizes building a business with a strong “moat,” or barrier to entry, likening it to an economic castle. For coding businesses, increasing this barrier involves enhancing skills, investing more money in high-ROI activities, and dedicating focused time. This approach, as Buffett suggests, makes a business more robust and profitable. I just watched the … Read more

Llama vs Llama 2 – Still No Sign of Saturation!

Llama 2 is the next generation of our open-source large language model. It is available for free for research and commercial use. Inside the Llama 2 model, you’ll find pretrained and fine-tuned language models like Llama Chat and Code Llama. These models range from 7B to 70B parameters and have been trained on 2 trillion … Read more

How to Print Exception Messages in Python (Try-Except)

Python comes with extensive support for exceptions and exception handling. An exception event interrupts and, if uncaught, immediately terminates a running program. The most popular examples are the IndexError, ValueError, and TypeError. An exception will immediately terminate your program. To avoid this, you can catch the exception with a try/except block around the code where … Read more