Andrew Ng's Latest Prompting Tip: Stop Using "Think Step-by-Step"
alex_prompter · x · 2026-07-19
Andrew Ng recently shared AI prompting tips for 2026, noting that as models evolve, past popular advice has become outdated.
- "Think step-by-step" is obsolete: Ng states he no longer prompts the model to "think step-by-step," instead simply asking it to "think carefully," which the model fully understands as a cue for deeper reasoning.
- Have "empathy" for AI: Advanced users practice empathy when writing prompts by putting themselves in the shoes of the instruction receiver—asking whether the provided context is sufficient to perfectly complete the task.
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