Large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the world, promising to automate tasks and solve complex problems. A new generation of software applications are using these models as building blocks to unlock new potential in almost every domain, but reliably accessing these capabilities requires new skills. This book will teach you the art and science of prompt engineering-the key to unlocking the true potential of LLMs. Industry experts John Berryman and Albert Ziegler share how to communicate effectively with AI, transforming your ideas into a language model-friendly format. By learning both the philosophical foundation and practical techniques, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to build the next generation of LLM-powered applications. Understand LLM architecture and learn how to best interact with it Design a complete prompt-crafting strategy for an application Gather, triage, and present context elements to make an efficient prompt Master specific prompt-crafting techniques like few-shot learning, chain-of-thought prompting, and RAG

The "LLM Engineer's Handbook" is your comprehensive guide to mastering Large Language Models from concept to deployment. Written by leading experts, it combines theoretical foundations with practical examples to help you build, refine, and deploy LLM-powered solutions that solve real-world problems effectively and efficiently. What this Book will help me do Understand the principles and approaches for training and fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs). Apply MLOps practices to design, deploy, and monitor your LLM applications effectively. Implement advanced techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and preference alignment. Optimize inference for high performance, addressing low-latency and high availability for production systems. Develop robust data pipelines and scalable architectures for building modular LLM systems. Author(s) Paul Iusztin and Maxime Labonne are experienced AI professionals specializing in natural language processing and machine learning. With years of industry and academic experience, they are dedicated to making complex AI concepts accessible and actionable. Their collaborative authorship ensures a blend of theoretical rigor and practical insights tailored for modern AI practitioners. Who is it for? This book is tailored for AI engineers, NLP professionals, and LLM practitioners who wish to deepen their understanding of Large Language Models. Ideal readers possess some familiarity with Python, AWS, and general AI concepts. If you aim to apply LLMs to real-world scenarios or enhance your expertise in AI-driven systems, this handbook is designed for you.

Large language models (LLMs) and diffusion models such as ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion have unprecedented potential. Because they have been trained on all the public text and images on the internet, they can make useful contributions to a wide variety of tasks. And with the barrier to entry greatly reduced today, practically any developer can harness LLMs and diffusion models to tackle problems previously unsuitable for automation. With this book, you'll gain a solid foundation in generative AI, including how to apply these models in practice. When first integrating LLMs and diffusion models into their workflows, most developers struggle to coax reliable enough results from them to use in automated systems. Authors James Phoenix and Mike Taylor show you how a set of principles called prompt engineering can enable you to work effectively with AI. Learn how to empower AI to work for you. This book explains: The structure of the interaction chain of your program's AI model and the fine-grained steps in between How AI model requests arise from transforming the application problem into a document completion problem in the model training domain The influence of LLM and diffusion model architecture—and how to best interact with it How these principles apply in practice in the domains of natural language processing, text and image generation, and code