Self-Consistency

Self-consistency prompting asks the AI to verify its own answers, check for contradictions, and validate reasoning. It's a powerful technique for increasing accuracy.

What is Self-Consistency?

Self-Consistency Techniques

1. Verify by Reversal

2. Multiple Approaches

3. Sanity Checks

4. Explicit Validation

Exercise: Add Self-Verification

Multiple Solution Paths

Self-Consistency for Code

Exercise: Multi-Verification Prompt

Confidence Levels

Ask for explicit confidence:

Self-Consistency for Opinions

Practice: Design a Self-Check System

Self-consistency turns single-shot answers into validated conclusions.