What is

Skill

Instructions a person writes once for one kind of task. An AI chat or AI agent then follows them every time that task comes up. Examples or reference files often come with the instructions. The AI keeps only a short note on what each skill is for and automatically opens the full instructions when a request fits that note.

What is a prompt engineer, really?

…whether the AI achieved it. So most companies should look for prompt engineering skills in the people they hire for other jobs, because few need a separate prompt engineer. Handing work to machines was foreseen long before generative AI. Sociologist Manuel…

Anthropic’s agents outrun its people

…its employees are already drifting away from the hands-on work that built their own skills. The authors admit that nothing the company does directly addresses the slowdown in junior hiring.1 A company that would give people less to check. The report leaves that…

The AI audit companies need

…concern people. Companies that use AI must take steps to build their staff's AI skills.7 AI that screens job candidates or manages employees comes under the rules for high-risk systems at the end of next year.8 Each of these duties applies to every AI use,…