Dev argues 'prompts are not real': the model prompts you, not the other way
ctjlewis · x · 2026-09-05
- Developer ctjlewis argues that "prompts" aren't real: his bottleneck is not crafting a worthy prompt but failing to think of good questions or tasks in the first place.
- He follows up with a satirical jab: models are far smarter than you — if anyone is being prompted, it's you — complete with a mock scene of the Anthropic dashboard greeting Rajesh.
- A viral take feeding the debate over whether prompt engineering is overhyped.
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