Prompting and context design · MLD-0545
In-context learning
Adapting behavior based on examples or information in the input context without ordinary parameter updates.
Original reference page · detailed expansion pending. Original definitions, examples, notes and citations are preserved below. New examples are illustrative, not benchmark results.
Original example
Infer a labeling pattern from demonstrations.
Original caveat
This is behavior during inference, not necessarily lasting learning.
Context and aliases
Level: Intermediate. Stages: Inference · Evaluation.
Tags: SLM · LLM · NLP.
Aliases: ICL.
Related concepts
Concepts linking here
Original references
- Anthropic: Building effective agents ↗ · Reference link
- Hugging Face: chat templates ↗ · Reference link
- Anthropic: Effective context engineering for AI agents ↗ · Reference link
- Transformers glossary ↗ · Consulted
- Original reference URL ↗