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Sander Schulhoff

06/19/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

The two modes of prompt engineering are conversational, where prompts evolve through interaction, and product-focused, where prompts are critical to product functionality.

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AI prompt engineering in 2025: What works and what doesn’t | Sander Schulhoff

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AI prompt engineering in 2025: What works and what doesn’t | Sander Schulhoff

06/19/25

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