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Solve Challenging Problems using Advanced Prompt Engineering
Learn how Chain-of-Thought prompting, Best-of-N Sampling, and Self Verification techniques trade compute for improved LLM accuracy on logical reasoning problems. This machine learning project teaches you to unlock better AI reasoning at inference time. By the end, you'll understand how to make models think harder when it matters most.
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Artificial Intelligence
At a Glance
Learn how Chain-of-Thought prompting, Best-of-N Sampling, and Self Verification techniques trade compute for improved LLM accuracy on logical reasoning problems. This machine learning project teaches you to unlock better AI reasoning at inference time. By the end, you'll understand how to make models think harder when it matters most.
What You'll LearnÂ
- Explain the concept of Test-Time Compute and its role in improving model performance during inference without additional training or fine-tuning.
- Apply Chain-of-Thought prompting to enable step-by-step reasoning in large language models, making their problem-solving process transparent and more reliable.
- Use Best-of-N sampling to generate multiple candidate outputs and select the most accurate one through systematic evaluation and comparison.
- Implement self-verification strategies to allow models to check and refine their own answers, creating feedback loops that improve consistency.
- Analyze how increasing test-time compute affects solution accuracy, consistency, and efficiency, learning when these techniques provide meaningful improvements versus diminishing returns.
Who Should Enroll
- ML engineers and AI practitioners who want to optimize model performance at inference time and understand the reasoning strategies behind recent AI breakthroughs.
- Developers working with LLMs who need practical techniques to improve output quality and reliability without retraining or fine-tuning models.
- Data scientists interested in exploring how computational budgets at inference time can be strategically allocated to enhance reasoning and problem-solving capabilities.
Why Enroll
What You'll Need
Estimated Effort
60 Minutes
Level
Beginner
Skills You Will Learn
Artificial Intelligence, LLM, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Prompt Engineering, Python
Language
English
Course Code
GPXX0CCMEN