Chain-of-Thought
Chain-of-thought prompting transforms AI from answer machine to reasoning partner by explicitly modeling the problem-solving process within the prompt itself. Born from Google Research's 2022 breakthrough, this technique demonstrates that showing your work isn't just good practice—it fundamentally improves AI performance.
Rather than jumping to conclusions, chain-of-thought breaks complex problems into logical steps, creating a cognitive roadmap the AI can follow and extend. It's the difference between asking for directions and teaching someone to read a map.
Using chain-of-thought:
- Decompose complex queries into sequential reasoning steps
- Include intermediate calculations and logical transitions
- Make implicit thinking explicit through worked examples
The technique's elegance lies in its universality—any process that can be articulated can be enhanced. Organizations that master chain-of-thought prompting aren't just getting better outputs; they're documenting and scaling their collective intelligence.
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