An overview of the techniques that OpenAI recommends to get the best performance of your LLM applications. Covering best-practices in prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and fine-tuning.

Last week I had the privilege to sit down with Sam Altman and 20 other developers to discuss OpenAI’s product plans. Sam was remarkably open. The discussion touched on practical developer issues as well as bigger-picture questions related to OpenAI’s mission and the societal impact of AI. Here are the key takeaways.