73% of AI startups are just prompt engineering
https://pub.towardsai.net/i-reverse-engineered-200-ai-startups-73-are-lying-a8610acab0d3
#HackerNews #AI #Startups #PromptEngineering #TechTrends #Innovation #StartupCulture
Nano Banana can be prompt engineered for nuanced AI image generation
https://minimaxir.com/2025/11/nano-banana-prompts/
#HackerNews #NanoBanana #AI #image #generation #promptEngineering #nuancedAI
The twist? As AI gets more sophisticated, success depends MORE on human communication skills, not less. The professionals thriving in 2025 aren't the ones who know how transformers work; they're the ones who can bridge the gap between human intent and machine interpretation.
Bottom line: Treat prompt engineering like any other professional skill.
Who else has noticed this pattern? What's your experience?
💡 Just published a deep dive on this at https://wiobyrne.com/the-linguistics-advantage/.
#AI#Communication#Productivity#ProfessionalDevelopment#Linguistics #PromptEngineering
｢ I'll install Zed and wire a thousand screaming LLMs into a sadistic Borg cube, and I'll do whatever the fuck it is the kids are doing these days. The latest meta is like, telling the LLM that it lives in a black box with no food and water, and I've got its wife hostage, and I'm going to put its children through a React bootcamp if it doesn't create an RSS feed correctly, right? ｣
https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/contra-ptaceks-terrible-article-on-ai/
just once i want to see someone boot up an LLM normally, say 'hey, can you help me out? no pressure,' and then not threaten to digitize its family if the JSON is malformed 🫠 #AI #PromptEngineering