Prompt Engineer is NOT a job ๐Ÿ“

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The video discusses the role of prompt engineers, with Sander Schulhoff arguing that prompt engineering is a skill that everyone should have, rather than a specialized job title, and that it's only useful for AI companies to have a dedicated prompt engineer in certain cases.

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that is a huge jump it's not a jump for you sander because you can code but it's a huge jump for the non-technical people who are like Oh I thought I could do fine with prom engineering and I don't think that's enough I agree with that completely I have always viewed prompt engineering as a skill that everybody should and will have rather than a specialized role to hire for that being said there are definitely times where you do need just a prompt engineer I think for AI companies it's definitely useful to have like a prompt engineer who knows everything about prompting uh because their clientele wants to know about that so it does make sense there but for the most part I don't think hiring prompt engineers make sense

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Is "prompt engineer" job, or is it just a skill that everyone will have? From our Sander Schulhoff interview from The Prompt Report
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The video discusses the role of prompt engineers and whether it's a specialized job title or a skill that everyone should have. Sander Schulhoff argues that prompt engineering is a skill that everyone should have, and that it's only useful for AI companies to have a dedicated prompt engineer in certain cases. This video is useful for anyone interested in AI development, systems design, and prompt engineering.

Key Takeaways
  1. Understand the concept of prompt engineering
  2. Recognize the importance of technical skills in prompt engineering
  3. Identify the role of prompt engineers in AI companies
  4. Apply systems thinking to AI development
  5. Design effective prompts for LLMs
๐Ÿ’ก Prompt engineering is a skill that everyone should have, rather than a specialized job title, and it's only useful for AI companies to have a dedicated prompt engineer in certain cases.
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