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"Prompt engineering" dismissals called the most useless online comment

Original: Most useless comment in any thread these days: "I'm guessing you can fix this with some prompt engineering." The comment

A software discussion online is calling out the habit of replying to any technical problem with the suggestion that it can be fixed "with some prompt engineering". The criticism argues such comments show the reply does not understand the actual problem, does not understand how large language models work, and is not willing to help, reflecting growing frustration with casual AI advice and dependency.

Why now: Frustration is growing with low-effort AI advice offered as a fix-all in technical discussions.

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• Most useless comment in any thread these days: "I'm guessing you can fix this with some prompt engineering." The commenter reveals that they do not understand the problem, do not understand LLMs, and doesn't care enough to do anything themselves. # AI dependency leads to #… · dashdsrdash@tilde.zone · 3

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