'This aged pretty well': investor's old 'prompt engineer is not a thing' take vindicated
nathanbenaich · x · 2026-10-30
Nathan Benaich resurfaces his old post — 'Prompt engineer is not a thing. Stop trying to make it a thing.' — noting it aged well as rising model capability made the prompt-engineering career narrative fade. A callback moment in the ongoing debate over the role's fate.
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