Model intelligence gaps persist, prompting strategies require layering

trq212 · x · 2026-08-26

The author argues that intelligence gaps between available models will persist. A concrete behavior is that less intelligent models require hard constraints (e.g., "DO NOT WRITE COMMENTS") to avoid bad behaviors, while more intelligent models use judgment well, though imposing the same constraints forces them to comply.

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