chain of thought
/ˌtʃeɪn əv ˈθɔːt/
Prompting technique that encourages step-by-step reasoning
chain of thought in a sentence
“Chain of thought prompting improved the model's problem-solving accuracy.”
Origin of chain of thought
From Latin catena (chain) + Old English þōht (thought), from þencan (to think)
Related Words
retrieval augmented generation
Combining search results with generative AI for grounded responses
multimodal
AI capable of processing multiple types of input like text and images
zero-shot learning
Performing tasks without any task-specific training examples
few-shot learning
Learning from just a handful of examples
in-context learning
Learning patterns from examples provided in the prompt
alignment
Ensuring AI behavior matches human values and intentions