Prompt Engineering Fundamentals with Language Models

Learn how language models interpret prompts and review strategies to design effective inputs. Whether you are a developer, data scientist, or business professional, this session will provide actionable insights into maximising the capabilities of language models like GPT-4o.

What You'll learn:

• Understand the basics of how language models like GPT-4o work.
• Learn best practices for crafting effective prompts.
• Common pitfalls and how to avoid them.
• Gain hands-on insights through practical examples and live demos.

Questions Answered:

Through live demos, practical examples, and interactive Q&A sessions, attendees will learn to answer the following questions:

• What is generative AI?
• How does a language model work?
• What is prompt engineering, and why is it essential for generative AI?
• How do AI models like GPT-4o interpret and respond to prompts?
• What are the best practices for writing effective prompts?
• What ethical concerns should we keep in mind when crafting prompts?
• What tools and resources are available for experimenting with prompt engineering?
• How effective prompting can reduce bias in language models?
• What are security considerations in building system prompts?

Prereq:

• You don't need any prior knowledge on AI to attend this webinar.
• Bring your laptop to practice with exercises
• Pro Subscription with ChatGPT (Preferred to not hit limits but free accounts should allow you to follow along the webinar as well)

All other concepts will be explained in this class at a high level without diving into mathematical details.

Spaces are limited to 50 for this webinar. Webinar link will be provided after registration prior to the event.

Join us to enhance your skills, explore latest techniques and use cases with AI, and to network with the rest of London Prompt Engineering community!

Speaker:

Ali Parandeh is a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council, and a certified developer and data scientist with Microsoft and Google.

He is the O'Reilly Author of the upcoming book on "Building Generative AI Services with FastAPI" (June, 2025) and has led engineering teams at both multi-national consultancies and at tech startups across various markets to build and deploy AI-enabled software.

Agenda:
6:30-7:00pm: Conceptual Overview of language models and
7:00-7:30pm: Live demo and Practical Examples