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L2 · PractitionerOpinion & AnalysisLessWrong AI· 9/2/2026

Practical insight for AI tool users on how to add credibility and differentiation to AI-generated content through prompt transparency.

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Sharing AI prompts signals authenticity and effort in an era of commoditized outputs; the novel value lies in the itself, not the model.

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If you want people to actually read what you are posting, you should send the costly signal showing it isn't slop. Crossposted from canaryinstitute.ai/blog/send-me-the-prompt. I just saw a Xeet on Xitter [1] that explained the most efficient compression algorithm I've ever seen: Like a lot of good humor, it contains an element of truth, to wit: you have Claude, and I have Claude, so the only novel bits are those in the prompt you used. In addition, AIs have a (well-deserved) reputat

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