Ex-OpenAI: Most Users Are Very Bad at Describing What They Want
prajdabre · x · 2026-08-30
Former OpenAI employee Praj revealed that after reviewing PII-scrubbed Gemini user logs, the key takeaway is that most users struggle to articulate their requests clearly.
This observation aligns with the cited frustration that while coding abilities improve with new models, instruction following remains unreliable—highlighting a gap between model capabilities and user prompt engineering skills.
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