The creator of Claude Code's prompting advice? Talk to your AI like a coworker

What happened: Boris Cherny, who created Claude Code for Anthropic, said in a Tuesday X post that long, formulaic AI prompts are no longer needed and users should talk to Claude like a coworker. Key numbers: No concrete figures provided. Why it matters: Cherny said models have improved enough that perfecting prompts matters less, and he advised giving three basics: the task, the effort level, and how to verify the result.

Boris Cherny, who created Claude Code for Anthropic, said in a Tuesday X post that long, formulaic AI prompts are no longer needed and users should talk to Claude like a coworker.

Cherny said models have improved enough that perfecting prompts matters less, and he advised giving three basics: the task, the effort level, and how to verify the result.