What is Chain of Thought?
Asking the AI to reason step by step before giving its final answer. It reduces mistakes on tasks that involve multiple steps or logic.
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Chain of thought prompting reduces...
Write it in your own words in the app.
In real work
Use chain of thought: think step by step. What data does this component need, what state should it manage, then write the code.
In the illustration
A boat descends four locks one step at a time; each lock levels before the next gate opens, so the boat reaches the bottom safely instead of falling the whole height at once.
Use chain of thought in your model for the pricing question: list the assumptions, work the numbers step by step, then give the answer on its own line.
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