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Y Combinator Cast

02/09/24

@ Y Combinator

Developer tools for prompt engineering are gaining traction, allowing users to chain prompts and test their effectiveness, which is appealing to college students experimenting with AI.

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Y Combinator Cast

05/23/25

@ Y Combinator

There's a missing tool in AI app development that would allow an AI system prompt writer to assist users in refining prompts.

Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

Metaprompting is a powerful tool that feels like coding in the early days of programming, where the tools are still evolving. It requires learning how to effectively communicate with AI to help it make good decisions.

Zack Witten

09/06/24

@ Anthropic

The engineering aspect of prompt engineering comes from the ability to experiment and iterate on prompts without interference, allowing for systematic improvements.

Y Combinator Cast

02/28/25

@ Y Combinator

The prompt box in AI interfaces is crucial, and providing pre-built prompts can enhance user experience by guiding them in their input.

Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

Meta prompting involves giving a role to the AI, such as an expert prompt engineer, to enhance the quality of prompts.

Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

In prompt engineering, it's crucial to provide examples of desired outputs, as this helps the AI reason through complex tasks and improves the overall quality of its responses.

Sander Schulhoff

06/19/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

Prompt engineering is crucial; bad prompts can lead to 0% accuracy, while good prompts can boost performance to 90%.

Y Combinator Cast

09/22/23

@ Y Combinator

An iterative approach is essential in working with AI; continuously debugging and refining prompts can lead to more reliable outcomes.

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.