Beyond Guess-and-Check: Towards AI-assisted Prompt Engineering

Explore innovative approaches to prompt engineering in this 18-minute conference talk by Alex Cabrera, a Ph.D. candidate at Carnegie Mellon University. Delve into the challenges of current prompt engineering practices and discover how AI itself can be leveraged to enhance the prompt writing process. Learn about intelligent "prompt editors" and synthetic data generation techniques that can significantly improve your AI development workflow. Gain insights from Cabrera's expertise in human-centered AI and his experiences at leading tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Google. Understand how applying techniques from HCI and visualization can help developers better comprehend and refine their AI systems, moving beyond traditional guess-and-check methods towards more efficient and effective prompt engineering strategies.