Product & Innovation
Is prompt engineering still a valuable skill?
Answered independently in 2 episodes, by 2 different people. Every line below is verbatim from the transcript, timestamped to the moment it was said.
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What the archive says
01Prompt engineering is no longer a durable skill; reasoning models now clarify intent and typos don't matter, so hiring should test whether a candidate can build and run agents, not just write prompts. source →
02Prompt engineering is a temporary skill, not a career - reasoning models now clarify intent themselves, so understand the fundamentals but don't bank on it as a differentiator. source →
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What 2 people actually said
So prompt engineering is kind of, I think it's going to be a blip in the evolution over time. You still need to understand the foundations and fundamentals of prompting, but it's not necessarily a unique skill set anymore that I would say is in demand in AI-driven world. Yeah, creativity has never been more valuable, and that won't get lost.
And with some of these reasoning models, it'll continue to come back and clarify where you're looking to accomplish and we'll go out and do it. Prompt engineering is going to be a blip in the evolution over time. You still need to understand the foundations and fundamentals of prompting, but it's not necessarily a unique skill set anymore that I would say is in demand in the AI-driven world.
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