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THE 4 DISCIPLINES OF AI PROMPTING

Master the 4 skills that separate people who get 80% of one task done from people who finish a week of work before lunch.

  • The 4-level framework from table stakes to the new ceiling
  • 5 primitives of specification engineering with practice exercises
  • Real case studies: how Klarna got intent engineering wrong
  • Week-by-week practice roadmap to build all 4 skills

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A 3-page guide to the 4 disciplines of AI prompting in 2026, from prompt craft to specification engineering.

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What's Inside

Master all 4 levels, from table stakes to the new ceiling Practice exercises for each discipline The 5 primitives of specification engineering

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Why Prompting Split Into 4 Skills

The models shipped in early 2026, Claude Opus 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, GPT 5.3, work autonomously for hours or days without checking in.

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The Four Disciplines

These four disciplines stack on each other.

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Cooper Simson

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