Tool Use - AI Conversations Advanced AI Prompting (ft Michael Tiffany & Ty Fiero)
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Sep 16, 2025 
In this conversation, Michael Tiffany, founder and CEO of Fulcra, and AI consultant Ty Fiero, delve into the art of advanced AI prompting. They share insights on crafting tailored prompts to maximize AI performance, including innovative techniques like iterative and meta prompting. The duo emphasizes adopting a 'high agency' mindset, avoiding AI sycophancy, and leveraging multimodal prompting with images. Listeners will discover the importance of playful learning and experimentation in mastering how to communicate effectively with AI for improved results.
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Prompts Are The Primary Interface
- Prompting remains the primary interface for most AI interactions and has grown more important as models evolve.
- Small changes in wording can drastically change outputs, especially on newer models like GPT-5.
A Social Divide In Prompting Success
- Michael Tiffany observed a social divide where a minority get great outputs while many competent users get poor outputs.
- He became obsessed with how different people prompt and why results vary so widely.
Use Models To Critique Each Other
- Leverage the asymmetry between generation and evaluation by using one model to critique another.
- Using a model as a critic almost always improves overall outputs.