Stop Over-Prompting New AI Models, Engineers Say

Google engineer Addy Osmani argues that newer models like Opus 5.5 need far less hand-holding—just a clear goal and verification method. Ethan Mollick similarly suggests writing fewer prompts and adding mid-course checkpoints instead.

2026-10-29 ~ 2026-10-30 · 2 related posts

• Addy Osmani: You're overprompting Claude — one goal plus a check beats prompt bloat — addyosmani · 2026-10-29
• Mollick on Opus 5.5: prompt less, build in checkpoints instead of one-shotting — eldonredwards · 2026-10-30