Chapter 09.02: Chain-of-thought Prompting

Chain of thought (CoT) prompting [1] is a prompting method that encourage Large Language Models (LLMs) to explain their reasoning. This method contrasts with standard prompting by not only seeking an answer but also requiring the model to explain its steps to arrive at that answer. By guiding the model through a logical chain of thought, chain of thought prompting encourages the generation of more structured and cohesive text, enabling LLMs to produce more accurate and informative outputs across various tasks and domains.

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