AI recap: The rise of the prompt engineer and biased driverless cars

Could an AI prompt engineer help you get ahead at work? Artificial intelligence is capable of amazing feats, from writing a novel to creating photorealistic art, but it seems that it isn't so good at extracting exactly what we want. It fails to grasp nuance or overcome poorly worded instructions. That has given rise to the new job of "prompt engineer" – people who are skilled at crafting the precise text instructions needed for AI to produce exactly what is needed – often with salaries of upwards of $375,000 a year. This ability to unlock the potential of AI with their "magic voodoo" may seem like a bit of a fad, but New Scientist found that lots of companies find it surprisingly beneficial – at the moment, at least. The question is whether AI will become better at understanding what humans mean and therefore cut out the intermediaries.