TECHNOLOGYJul 13 · 22:46 UTCDECRYPTJose Antonio Lanz

Stop Over-Prompting: OpenAI’s New GPT-5.6 Guidelines Change Everything

OpenAI has introduced new guidelines for GPT-5.6 prompting, advising users to define the destination, set stopping conditions, and avoid over-prompting techniques like XML blocks and persistence scripts.

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