Provide Context Upfront
Newer reasoning models (e.g., OpenAI o-series) reward rich briefs: include schemas, constraints, desired format. It does not need info on "how to perform the task".
One well-structured prompt with all the details it needs > 10 back-and-forth tweaks.
PROMPT ENGINEERING
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Prompt Engineering Best Practices for Advanced Reasoning Models
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Role-Based Prompting: Instantly Transform AI Response Tone
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Chain-of-Thought Prompting: Enhance AI Reasoning Step-by-Step
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Force it to “Think”: Chain-of-Thought
Add “Let’s solve this step by step.”
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Testing LLMs with Everyday Prompts for Average Users
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What are some good “normal people” prompts to test with LLMs? I want to see how different LLMs compare for things that average people (non-techies) would want from AI. Don’t get me wrong, it’s super impressive that these models can answer math problems that most people don’t
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Codex Demo: Voice-Controlled Coding Agent Live Demo
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I even did a short live demo of Codex, using just my voice to assign a task to our coding agent and watch it prepare code changes on its own! The episode (in French) is out now:
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System Prompts as Prioritized Instructions Framework
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So really I think "follows prioritised instructions" might be a better framing, where the system prompt is taken as the highest priority instruction?
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Redefining AI Misuse Requests: Safety vs Developer Intent
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"requests for misuse" only makes sense, to me, if defined as "request to do a thing that the system prompt asks not to do". This is not necessarily harmful or unsafe. It's just not what the developer wanted.
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User Intent Framing and AI Safety Safeguards Context
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I think I disagree with your framing. "The user is intentionally asking for something that could lead to harmful outcomes if no safeguards are in place" could refer to no prompts, or all prompts, depending on context.
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AI Agent Architect Newsletter: Bridging Technical and Real-World Impact
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Seedance 1 Pro Model Behavior Reproducibility with Image Prompts
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I wish I could reproduce this reliably with a prompt. Right now it seems to be a behaviour found with certain start images and "aggressively mediocre home footage" as a prompt.
— fofr (@fofrAI) 15 juillet 2025
This is with Seedance 1 Pro via my `not-real` model. https://t.co/qE1hE9SWiL pic.twitter.com/lXXIwWgSXQI wish I could reproduce this reliably with a prompt. Right now it seems to be a behaviour found with certain start images and "aggressively mediocre home footage" as a prompt. This is with Seedance 1 Pro via my `not-real` model.