prompt eng will always be "a thing" but this time next year we'll have found 5 more new "things" that are more valuable to build on
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Parameter Count Alone Cannot Measure LLM Quality
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Comparing LLMs by param count is like comparing
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Prompts are Implementation Details: Don’t Leak or Overuse Them
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missed this great thread as well. Prompts are implementation detail – don't leak them, and don't blindly slap them on all the textboxes!
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Notion’s Training Data Policy: Trust But Verify
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sure, Notion says they dont use it for training in their policy https://
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Reverse Prompt Engineering: Notion AI Security Analysis Techniques
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Prompt injection is entertaining, but harmless! https://
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… Presenting the 7 techniques I used to "reverse prompt engineer" the public alpha of Notion AI in 2 hours… and why everyone is **wrong** about the dangers of prompt injection -
Upcoming Major AI Post Announcement and Newsletter Subscription
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writing what will probably my biggest AI post yet. little tease here! if you haven't subscribed, join the fun: https://
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OT Too Low Level: Codex Better for Code Refactoring
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OT is way too low level man. too much structure to have to rebuild when codex can already do entire coherent code blocks of refactoring
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Small Teams Disrupting Industries: The Power Leverage Question
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confirmation that Copilot team size was ~equal to @codeiumdev team size (though I heard Copilot took 6months? for UX R&D) When 2 pizza teams start leveling entire industries instead of companies, how will we wield the leverage we have been granted?
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Post-Copilot Directions from Anshul and Codeium Team
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see also the proposed post-Copilot directions from @_anshulr and the @codeiumdev team on last week's post
