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title: "Zero-shot Prompt"
description: "Zero-shot prompt refers to a situation where an AI model generates an output or completes a task without
any prior specific training or examples on that task. The model uses its general understanding from
pre-training to generate the response, hence the term 'zero-shot', indicating no additional training shots
were given for that specific task. This concept is often used in Natural Language Processing and machine learning models."
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Zero-shot prompt refers to a situation where an AI model generates an output or completes a task without
any prior specific training or examples on that task. The model uses its general understanding from
pre-training to generate the response, hence the term 'zero-shot', indicating no additional training shots
were given for that specific task. This concept is often used in [Natural Language Processing](https://promptmetheus.com/resources/llm-knowledge-base/natural-language-processing-nlp) and machine learning models.

See also ["One-shot Prompt"](https://promptmetheus.com/resources/llm-knowledge-base/one-shot-prompt) and ["Few-shot Prompt"](https://promptmetheus.com/resources/llm-knowledge-base/few-shot-prompt).

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