Michael Taylor

Michael is a freelance prompt engineer. He explores how to manage AI tools like humans in his monthly column, Also True for Humans.

Apr 22, 2024

How to Become an Expert at Anything With AI

Using ChatGPT and Claude for memetic analysis

Jan 22, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Prompt Engineering

Prompting AI tools is a new form of management science

May 28, 2024

Reverse-engineer Your Creativity With AI

Know when to copy—and when to go against the grain

Jun 24, 2024

Emotion Prompting: Why AI Responds Well to Threats

I shouted at my AI coworker—and it worked

Jun 26, 2024

How to Become an Expert at Anything With AI

Using ChatGPT and Claude for memetic analysis

Jul 22, 2024

Why AIs Need to Stop and Think Before They Answer

How chain of thought works to get better responses

Apr 5, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Prompt Engineering

Prompting AI tools is a new form of management science

Jun 27, 2024

Reverse-engineer Your Creativity With AI

Know when to copy—and when to go against the grain

Oct 15, 2024

AI Never Gets Tired of You Asking

Repeat AI tasks with self-consistency sampling to get better results

Sep 3, 2024

The Key to Great AI Prompting? Show, Don’t Tell

Provide examples to your LLM with few-shot learning

Mar 11, 2024

How to Grade AI (And Why You Should)

Evals are often all you need

Jun 25, 2024

How to Grade AI (And Why You Should)

Evals are often all you need

Aug 12, 2024

AI Works Better When You Make It Pretend

Why role prompting your LLM yields the response you want