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MENTAL MODEL · M1876

Prompt Engineering

Prompt Engineering
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

The technique of designing natural language instructions (prompts) given to AI to guide the model to generate more accurate and high-quality outputs.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

The programming language of the AI era. It reminds us that the core skill of the future is no longer memorizing answers, but learning to 'ask questions'. The quality of your thinking determines the quality of AI.

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Anchor fast decisions

Natural language prompts are the 'interface' between humans and models: the model generates output based on the constraints, context, and examples in the prompt. The quality of the prompt (clarity, structure, information content) directly determines the quality of the output—asking good questions is more important than memorizing answers.

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