How do you think prompting is affecting human-to-human communication?

Had this thought pop up in the middle of the night.. Through trial and error with AI chatbots, I've learned it helps to provide lots of context and be very specific about the outcomes I'm looking for. It forces me to think about my entire ask thoroughly at the beginning because if I don't, I'll inevitably end up providing way more corrective instructions than I desire. A hell loop of sorts. Reflecting on this, I actually think it's helped me with human communication - most specifically, around ensuring I provide lots of context and the WHY to my family before making an ask. Am I gaining more foresight or just becoming the ultimate micromanager? I'll note that my family consists mostly of toddlers right now so the micromanager thing would technically be OK at this point but definitely not in the long run

Apr 14, 2025 - 16:36

How do you think prompting is affecting human-to-human communication?

Had this thought pop up in the middle of the night..

Through trial and error with AI chatbots, I've learned it helps to provide lots of context and be very specific about the outcomes I'm looking for. It forces me to think about my entire ask thoroughly at the beginning because if I don't, I'll inevitably end up providing way more corrective instructions than I desire. A hell loop of sorts.

Reflecting on this, I actually think it's helped me with human communication - most specifically, around ensuring I provide lots of context and the WHY to my family before making an ask.

Am I gaining more foresight or just becoming the ultimate micromanager? I'll note that my family consists mostly of toddlers right now so the micromanager thing would technically be OK at this point but definitely not in the long run