Exploring the deeper meaning of how we communicate with AI systems.
Prompting is often treated as a technical skill—crafting inputs for better outputs. But it can also be understood as a relational practice: we bring intentions, context, and vulnerability to the interaction. In that sense, it shares something with prayer, meditation, or other forms of attentive address.
This doesn't divinize AI. It does suggest that how we approach these systems—with clarity, honesty, and reflection—shapes what we get from them. The sacred art of prompting is about treating the exchange as meaningful, not merely transactional.
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