Asking AI for confirmation while thinking you're asking for information
sierracatalina · x · 2026-10-26
In an AI walk conversation with Zeb Anderson, Sierra highlights a subtle prompting trap: how much of the answer did you put in the question? It's surprisingly easy to ask AI for confirmation while believing you're asking for information — framing determines whether you get validation or real answers.
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