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YC

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.

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YC

State-Of-The-Art Prompting For AI Agents

@ Y Combinator

State-Of-The-Art Prompting For AI Agents

05/30/25

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YC

Y Combinator Cast

05/30/25

@ Y Combinator

Effective prompts often start by defining the role of the AI, detailing its responsibilities, and providing a structured plan for tasks, which helps in guiding the AI's decision-making process.

YC

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.

YC

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.

YC

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.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

02/28/25

@ Y Combinator

Feedback mechanisms in AI interfaces can help users refine their prompts and improve interaction with the AI, enhancing the overall experience.

SS

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%.

SS

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.

YC

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.

PB

Paul Buchheit

01/25/25

@ Y Combinator

The ability to prompt AI effectively is crucial, as it determines the quality of the output, which is a reflection of agency and taste in AI development.