Developer: Listing Rules for AI Never Ends — Describe How the Answer Should Feel
gabriel1 · x · 2026-09-18
Developer gabriel1 argues that stating rules to make an AI assistant answer correctly is information-sparse: new edge cases keep forcing new rules forever. Instead, he wants to describe how the reader should feel when reading a response, which packs more information per token — a thought-provoking take on prompt and agent instruction design.
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