Drew HarwellFeb 25, 2023

New: Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required. Prompt engineers sweet-talk GPT-3 and other generative-AI tools using plain English - a revolution in how humans work with machines. But this "tech priesthood" may only have the illusion of control. How long will their incantations last?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/25/prompt-engineers-techs-next-big-job/

Tech’s hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required.

Proponents of the growing field argue that the early weirdness of AI chatbots can be avoided by a human giving the machine all the right instructions.

The Washington Post
Show threadJohn GordonFeb 25, 2023
@drewharwell I’d guess 1-3y. Which is a long career in the times to come.
Show threadBud Gibson
@jgordon @drewharwell I think it’s been a thing already for at least 5 years. The whole field of SEO has become about prompt engineering.
Feb 25, 2023 at 2:23pmWeb