Ask Martin · Working with AI
Do I need to learn prompt engineering?
Start by learning to give a clear brief. Your purpose, context and criteria matter more than a collection of clever phrases.
It helps to learn how to give a clear brief. Who is the work for? What information does the assistant need? What would make the result useful?
Those are thinking and communication questions. Tools have their particular features, and some are worth learning, but no collection of clever phrases can decide your purpose for you. I would begin there and learn the technical details that actually help with the job.
— Martin Poliačik
Glossary: Meta-prompting