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Mike Caulfield proposes radical prompting approach: 'Just say how to do things'

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Mike Caulfield, in a Substack post, proposes a radical approach to AI prompting that involves directly instructing the AI on how to perform a task. This method emphasizes clarity and directness over complex prompt engineering techniques. The article suggests that by simply stating the desired outcome and the steps to achieve it, users can achieve better results from AI models. AI

IMPACT Suggests a simpler, more direct method for interacting with AI models, potentially lowering the barrier to entry for effective prompting.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named author on a specific AI topic.

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Mike Caulfield proposes radical prompting approach: 'Just say how to do things'

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    You Can Just Say How To Do Things: A Radical Approach to Prompting - Mike Caulfield mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/you-can-just… #AI #prompting

    You Can Just Say How To Do Things: A Radical Approach to Prompting - Mike Caulfield mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/you-can-just… #AI #prompting

    LINKS mikecaulfield.substack.com/…/you-can-just…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    You Can Just Say How To Do Things: A Radical Approach to Prompting - Mike Caulfield https:// mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/y ou-can-just-say-how-to-do-things # A

    You Can Just Say How To Do Things: A Radical Approach to Prompting - Mike Caulfield https:// mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/y ou-can-just-say-how-to-do-things # AI # prompting

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