Stop Over-Prompting: OpenAI’s New GPT-5.6 Guidelines Change Everything
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OpenAI is introducing new guidelines for GPT-5.6, shifting the focus from over-prompting with XML blocks and persistence scripts to a more hands-off approach. Developers are now advised to define the destination, set stopping conditions, and let the model work independently. This change aims to improve model efficiency and reduce unnecessary complexity in AI applications.
Forget the XML blocks and persistence scripts. OpenAI’s new prompting guide says define the destination, set the stopping conditions, and get out of the way.