Four Years of Prompt Evolution: From "Think Step by Step" to "I'm Jeff Dean"
fhuszar · x · 2026-10-17
fhuszar jokes about the yearly evolution of LLM prompt fads: "Let's think step by step" in 2023, "Take a deep breath" in 2024, "Make no mistake" in 2025, "Believe in yourself" in 2026 — and by 2027 the ultimate prompt is simply "Hi, I'm Jeff Dean", poking fun at how prompt engineering keeps drifting toward superstition.
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