The Art of AI Conversation: Prompting GPT and Its Peers

3 Credits

This introductory course explores Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude, emphasizing effective prompt engineering and critical evaluation of AI-generated content. Students will learn how to formulate queries, assess outputs, and refine prompts while addressing ethical and domain-specific challenges. Using health-related examples, the focus is on general, cross-disciplinary interactive AI methods, not computer science or software development. Students will learn to use AI dialogue systems responsibly and creatively, with an understanding of the tradeoffs of various prompting techniques.