Pre-work¶
Let's get prepare our environment to work through the Prompt Engineering lab.
1. Connect to watsonx.ai¶
Go to watsonx.ai, click "Start your free trial", and follow the instructions to either create an IBM Cloud account or login using a previously made one.
You'll be able to use your free trial for this lab and further self-study, just be mindful of token limits as they vary by pricing tier.
If you recently accessed an account, the platform may tell you that you are already logged in. Confirm your email address, and click the word here.
Otherwise, click Create an Account or log in and follow the instructions.
2. Create a sandbox project in watsonx.ai¶
A project is where you work with data and models by using tools. When you sign up for watsonx.ai, your sandbox project is created automatically, and you can start working in it as soon as it's ready. You can also create an empty project, start from a sample project that provides sample data and other assets, or import a previously exported project.
Once you have a project, you'll be able to open the Prompt Lab, where you can experiment with prompting different foundation models, explore sample prompts, as well as save and share your best prompts.
Now you're ready to move on to the first lab where we'll cover the basics of prompt engineering and learn how to configure watsonx.ai for the best results.