Stop role prompting

Stop role prompting

Want better results from AI? Forget about role-prompting ("Act as a genius")

New research shows that role prompting is not the magic bullet it used to be.

Role prompting still helps with style and tone, just not accuracy

Want your AI to talk like a pirate? Role prompting is still your best mate! đŸŽâ€â˜ ïž

But it doesn't improve correctness in modern AI models.

Instead, try these proven techniques:

  1. Use step-by-step reasoning
  2. Provide clear examples
  3. Focus on specific instructions
  4. Break complex tasks into smaller parts

The data is clear: step by step instructions, aka Chain-of-thought prompting beats role-playing every time.

So change your prompting and improve your AI results! 🚀

P.S. Based on actual research by Sander Schulhoff and his team at learnprompting.org


Text drafted through a chat with an AI model. Visual made with Flux-Dev. Edits by Jean-Paul Paoli. Reach out if you believe part of this content infringes on copyrighted material