Emad Mostaque says prompt crafting is overrated, just ask the model for the result
mattshumer_ · x · 2026-07-23
Matt Shumer relays Emad Mostaque’s view that prompt crafting is overrated: instead of carefully engineering prompts, users should simply ask for the outcome they want. The underlying claim is that model capability is now high enough that broad, goal-oriented instructions can already unlock surprising results.
The quoted thread argues that AI has already disproved an old conjecture by showing how little prompt ritual may matter compared with directing the model toward the right objective. The takeaway is a more radical, less prompt-centric mental model for using frontier systems.
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