> This makes me wonder how much time people are spending optimising the prompt to get the answer they want and they just make it seem like this was the first re

> This makes me wonder how much time people are spending optimising the prompt to get the answer they want and they just make it seem like this was the first response they got. That's sometimes true, but much rarer these days. Rather, think of it like any skill you have to learn. Someone who doesn't understand much about programming could watch a video of a good programmer writing some code very quickly with awe, and assume the video is a trick in some way. But it's not - the programmer just has enough knowledge and experience that she can do things that other people can't, and do it quickly. Similarly, if you spent a bit of time working with and learning how to use these models, you can get crazy impressive results every time. You don't have to cherry pick much or at all any more - you just know how to use it properly.