Playground

The Autoblocks Playground is your experimental lab for prompt engineering - a dedicated environment where speed and efficiency in iterating on prompts are paramount. The Playground simplifies the process of prompt iteration, enabling you to quickly test and evolve your ideas to achieve the most effective AI responses for your specific use cases.

Selecting AI Models

Efficient prompt iteration begins with selecting the appropriate AI model. The Autoblocks Playground allows you to choose from a variety of models that cater to different aspects of AI functionality. You can quickly compare and contrast how each model interprets your prompts, making it easier to identify the model that aligns with your use case and constraints.

Configuring Model Parameters

Each model is equipped with a suite of parameters that you can tailor to refine the AI's response. Here's a list of the available options and what they control:

Model Parameter	Description
Stop Sequences	Specify up to four sequences where the AI will halt further generation, ensuring the output does not include these sequences.
Temperature	Affects randomness in the AI's responses. Lower temperatures lead to more predictable, less varied completions, while higher temperatures encourage diversity.
Top P (Nucleus Sampling)	Determines the scope of token selection based on their likelihood-weighted probabilities. Setting this to 0.5, for instance, means only the most probable half of the tokens are considered.
Top K	Limits the selection to the k most likely next tokens, where a lower value leads to less randomness in the completions.
Frequency Penalty	Penalizes tokens based on how often they have already appeared in the text, discouraging repetition and encouraging varied language use.
Presence Penalty	Discourages the repetition of tokens already present in the text, preventing the model from echoing lines verbatim.
Max Tokens	Sets the limit for the total number of tokens that can be generated in each completion.

Using Variables in Prompts

Variables are a powerful feature in the Autoblocks Playground that allow for dynamic and context-specific prompt customization. Here's how you can utilize them:

Creating Variables: To create variables, type the variable name enclosed in double curly braces, like {{ variable_name }}. When the prompt is executed, these placeholders are replaced with the values you've assigned.
Example of Using Variables: Suppose you have a variable named language with the values "English" and "Spanish". If your prompt is, Always respond in {{ language }} During execution, the AI will process this as Always respond in English and Always respond in Spanish
Advantages of Using Variables: This feature is particularly useful for testing how different inputs affect the AI's response. It allows you to quickly iterate through various scenarios without manually rewriting the entire prompt each time.
Datasets Integration: For more advanced use cases, you can link variables to datasets, enabling the AI to generate responses based on up-to-date production data.

Generating and Comparing Outputs

Prompt iteration is as much about creation as it is about comparison. The Autoblocks Playground facilitates this by providing immediate, streamed output upon execution for each variable, displayed side-by-side for easy comparison. Each execution includes details about the model, parameters, prompt, and response time allowing you to quickly gauge the effectiveness of each iteration and make informed decisions on the spot.