Ep10: What are embeddings + LLM use case and prompt

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With the amount of new information, sometimes it’s hard to review earlier concepts. In this episode, we explain what an embedding is and talk about aligning your prompt with your use case for improving LLM answers (example app code repository).

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Ep10: What are embeddings + LLM use case and prompt

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