The a16z Show
Unlocking Creativity with Prompt Engineering
The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This show is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
With every new technology, some jobs are lost while others are gained. People often focus on the former, but in this episode we chose to highlight the latter – a highly creative role that emerges alongside AI: the prompt engineer.Until AI can close the loop of its own, each tool still requires a set of prompts. Just like a composer feeds an instrument the notes to play, a prompt engineer feeds an AI a map of what to produce. And if we know anything from music it’s that composing great music takes great skill!In this episode we explore the emerging importance of prompting with Guy Parsons, the early learnings of how to do it effectively, and where this field might be going.Will the prompt engineer be more like the highly sought after DevOps engineer, or a proficiency like Excel that you find on every resume? Listen in to hear Guy’s take.Interested in the prompt competition? Email us at podpitches@a16z.com.Resources:DALL-E 2 Prompt Book: https://dallery.gallery/the-dalle-2-prompt-book/Find Guy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GuyPGuy’s combining image experiment: https://twitter.com/GuyP/status/1612880405207580672Guy’s amorphous prompt experiment: https://twitter.com/GuyP/status/1608475973300948993Guy’s space duck: https://twitter.com/GuyP/status/1601342688225525761Prompt base: https://promptbase.com/Lexica: https://lexica.art/ Topics Covered: 0:00 - Introduction01:49 - DALL-E 2 Prompt Book05:29 - Parallel skills06:51 - 80/20 prompting10:16 - New ways of prompting13:44 - Pulling the AI slot machine18:09 - Comparing models21:04 - Requested features26:34 - Learning with AI27:58 - Practical use cases32:08 - A top 1% prompt engineer36:17 - The most popular images Stay Updated: Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16zFind us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16zSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithioPlease note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.
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