You don't need to be a programmer to harness the power of artificial intelligence. What you need is the ability to communicate clearly with AI — and that is exactly what prompt engineering teaches. This book strips away the hype and the jargon to reveal how large language models actually understand your requests, where they succeed, and where they stumble. Drawing on examples you can try yourself, you will learn how to write prompts that get accurate, useful results every time. Discover how to structure instructions, provide helpful context, and guide the AI through complex reasoning. You will also explore advanced techniques like chain-of-thought prompting and iterative refinement without once touching a line of code. Whether you are a writer, a business owner, a teacher, or simply curious about AI, this guide gives you the confidence to turn a vague idea into a precise, actionable command. By the end, you will not only use AI tools better — you will understand them. Part of The Practical AI Library.
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Anika Rao Bishop writes for The Practical AI Library.
