AI planning keeps improving, but detailed prompts still win for complex multi-step tasks
bendee983 · x · 2026-09-09
bendee983 agrees AI models are getting better at complex planning and reasoning from simple instructions, but still details most of his prompts. In complex multi-step tasks, many intermediate decisions are ill-defined — left alone, the AI sometimes decides well, sometimes not as intended. His rule: granular control calls for detailed instructions and step-by-step collaboration; when speed matters, keep it brief.
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