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OpenAI's new prompting guide tells users to stop overthinking and start with the result

OpenAI released a prompting guide for everyday users that recommends describing the desired result rather than the steps to achieve it, with four optional building blocks: goal, context, format, and constraints. The guide is the first to cover both Chat and Codex in a single framework.

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OpenAI has released a prompting guide for everyday users, not developers. Instead of rigid formulas, it suggests four optional building blocks: goal, context, format, and constraints. The core advice is simple: describe the result you want, not the steps to get there. It's the first time OpenAI covers both Chat and Codex in a single framework.

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