Adding domain expertise

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Thalia Barrera

AI Engineering Curriculum Manager, DataCamp

What are chat participants?

Chat participants:

• Built-in AI experts
• Tag them using @ in the chat

Participants vs. chat variables

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Participants vs. chat variables

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Participants vs. chat variables

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Using variables and participants together

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Example:

• @workspace how do these changes affect routing? #changes

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Use case:

• Ask a workspace-aware expert to review recent edits

Using variables and participants together

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Example:

• @terminal explain the error from the command #terminalLastCommand

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Use case:

• Diagnosing a failed command with context

Let's practice!

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