prompt engineering
4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Nov 30, 2022 by Ben Tossell · across every show →
Everything said about prompt engineering, oldest first
Nov 30, 2022 bearish
May 18, 2023 bearish
Nickson: Prompt engineering is a fleeting trend, soon comparable to Googling
“I actually, I'm not as bullish on the idea of a prompt engineer as most, right? I think it'll be like knowing how to use Google or Excel. It's just like a particular skill that'll be helpful. But no, I think the pro I mean, like one of our main ambitions too, …”
Mar 17, 2026 positive
Gaskill: AI optimization shifted from prompt engineering to context engineering
“Prompt engineering used to be the big thing. It was like, here's the ultimate prompt for going viral on social media, or use this prompt for this. And now it's all about context engineering. It's about how well can you load up your agent with all the informati…”
Aug 3, 2026 positive
Isenberg: Graph engineering moves AI out of single messy chat interfaces
“Prompt engineering is how you ask the AI for a better question. And context engineering is how you give AI better information. But graph engineering is how you design the work around the AI so the whole thing stops living inside one messy giant AI chat.”