Change Log

Dec 2025 – Issued a 2nd Edition of the text.  In only two years, much of what was written about Large Language Models and Prompting has been overtaken by the technology.  “Prompt engineering” has evolved from clever ways to entice the LLM to produce useful output to having “conversations” with the AI that relate context and purpose, then iterating and refining its output.  This edition streamlines some of the history and underlying technology descriptions in earlier chapters and then shifts the focus on applying the technology to business problems.

July 2025 – Updated the Chapter on Emerging Trends in AI/ML to include multi-mode Generative AI, and new sections on Reasoning Models, AI Agents, and “Vibe Coding.”