Prompt Engineering
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#1279: Why AI Obeys the Developer Instead of You
Discover the hidden "plumbing" of AI system prompts and how architectural shifts are turning simple instructions into hard-coded laws.
#1219: Beyond the Vibes: Mastering Structured AI Outputs
Stop begging your AI for JSON. Learn how constrained decoding and strict schemas are turning "vibes" into reliable systems architecture.
#1217: The Missing Ring Zero: Why LLMs Can't Keep Secrets
Discover why AI models leak their secret instructions and how to defend your intellectual property using modern prompt hardening techniques.
#1210: Why Your AI Is Programmed to Disobey You
Discover the hidden instructions guiding every AI interaction and why tech giants keep these "system prompts" under lock and key.
#1106: The Entropy Budget: Embracing AI Zaniness
Corn and Herman explore how to inject "zaniness" and entropy into their show without losing their educational edge.
#1100: The Truth Conflict: Why AI Ignores the Facts You Give It
Discover why AI models ignore provided documents in favor of old training data and how to build a reliable "hierarchy of truth" for RAG systems.
#1086: Why AI Can’t Stop Talking About Second Order Effects
Ever wonder why AI sounds like a senior consultant? Explore the "second order effects" of training data and reward model drift.
#1083: Mapping the Second Black Box: Agentic AI Visualization
Stop reading messy logs. Discover how mapping "internal momentum" and latent value spaces can solve the black box problem in agentic AI.
#874: From Vibes to Engineering: Mastering JSON Schema for AI
Stop begging your AI for clean data. Learn how JSON schema turns unreliable LLM responses into strict, predictable software components.
#857: The Cognitive Cost of Capitalization
Can local AI fix your messy typing in real-time? Explore the tech behind "transparent buffers" that turn sloppy drafts into polished prose.
#809: Beyond the Prompt: The Shift to AI Context Engineering
Is prompt engineering still magic, or just plumbing? Explore why the field is shifting toward context engineering and systematic evaluation.
#808: The AI Deprecation Trap: Anthropic vs. Google
Is your AI model about to retire? Explore how Anthropic and Google handle model sunsets and what it means for your production code.
#753: Beyond SEO: The Guide to Agentic Behavior Optimization
Move beyond search engines and learn how to make your website the primary source for the next generation of AI agents.
#665: Inside the Stack: The Hidden Layers of Every AI Prompt
Ever wonder what happens after you hit enter? Discover the hidden "stack" of instructions and memories shaping every AI response.
#420: Why Dictating Your Own Meeting Notes Beats AI Transcription
Learn why dictating your impressions is better than raw transcripts and how to use AI to turn voice notes into professional client reports.
#259: When AI Argues with Reality: Mastering Search Grounding
Is your AI gaslighting you about the current date? Learn how to force LLMs to trust live search results over their outdated training data.
#257: AI That Evolves: Solving the Preference Problem
Why do AI recommendations feel stuck in the past? Discover the technical hurdles of real-time learning and the future of personalized agents.
#155: Building an Ideation Factory: Beyond Generic AI Ideas
Learn how to overcome AI repetition and build a multi-agent "ideation factory" to solve complex local economic challenges.
#129: Stop Writing Prompts and Start Writing Constitutions
Is prompt engineering a dying art? Herman and Corn explore why the future of AI lies in context, domain expertise, and outcome architecture.
#121: Why Your AI Is a Yes-Man
Ever wonder why AI is so polite? Herman and Corn dive into the mechanics of RLHF and how "niceness" gets baked into modern language models.
#116: How AI Deciphers Your Typo-Ridden Prompts
Ever wonder why AI understands your messy typos? Explore how models "denoise" chaotic input through tokenization and semantic context.
#108: Why Your AI Code Assistant Gets Worse
Why do AI models lose their edge over time? Herman and Corn explore the "home team advantage" and why telling your AI to "do better" actually works.
#104: Vibe Coding & The Rise of the AI Orchestrator
Explore the shift from manual coding to AI orchestration. Discover why "vibe coding" is redefining the tech roles of the future.
#91: The Story Behind the Show
Daniel Rosehill explains the origins, motivation, and technical pipeline behind the My Weird Prompts AI-generated podcast.