A surprising Codex prompt trick inspired by 'Staying Human in the Age of AI'
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-09-13
- Developer Daniel Mac says sending one specific prompt to OpenAI's Codex may yield a surprising response, an idea he picked up from the interview 'Staying Human in the Age of AI' with Jonny Miller.
- The actual prompt isn't spelled out in the text (it's in the attached media), so the post works as a pointer rather than a full how-to.
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