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AI is code – and can't be prompted into being smarter

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According to The Register, AI models are fundamentally code—and no amount of clever prompting can make them smarter than their underlying training allows. While strategic prompting can coax better responses within a model's existing capabilities, it can't overcome fundamental architectural or training limitations. This pushes back against the popular belief that prompt engineering is a substitute for genuine model improvement.

Source: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/14/ai-is-co...

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