Prompt Engineering or Prompt Manipulation - A Critical Look at How We Shape AI Responses

03/09/2025 12 min Episodio 207
Prompt Engineering or Prompt Manipulation - A Critical Look at How We Shape AI Responses

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The term “prompt engineering” has become popular in recent years to describe the process of carefully designing inputs - known as prompts - for large language models (LLMs). The phrase suggests that prompting is a deliberate, technical process similar to real engineering disciplines such as civil engineering, electrical engineering, or software engineering. Yet, when examined more closely, “engineering” may not be the most accurate word.