The essentials of prompt engineering
Before discussing prompt engineering, it is important to first understand the foundational components of a prompt. In this section, we’ll delve into the key components of a prompt, such as ChatGPT prompts, completions, and tokens. Additionally, grasping what tokens are is pivotal to understanding the model’s constraints and managing costs.
ChatGPT prompts and completions
A prompt is an input provided to LLMs, whereas completions refer to the output of LLMs. The structure and content of a prompt can vary based on the type of LLM (e.g., the text or image generation model), specific use cases, and the desired output of the language model.
Completions refer to the response generated by ChatGPT prompts; basically, it is an answer to your questions. Check out the following example to understand the difference between prompts and completions when we prompt ChatGPT with, “What is the capital of India?”
