[zeroxfe]

> it's a waste of time to steer them

It's not a waste of time, it's a responsibility. All things need steering, even humans -- there's only so much precision that can be extrapolated from prompts, and as the tasks get bigger, small deviations can turn into very large mistakes.

There's a balance to strike between micro-management and no steering at all.

[adw]

The prompt is decreasingly relevant. The verification environment you have is what actually matters.

[freakynit]

I think this all comes down to information.

Most prompts we give are severely information-deficient. The reason LLMs can still produce acceptable results is because they compensate with their prior training and background knowledge.

The same applies to verification: it's fundamentally an information problem.

You see this exact dynamic when delegating work to humans. That's why good teams rely on extremely detailed specs. It's all a game of information.