December 31, 2025 / 00:40:40

Most AI Fails Are Actually Human Errors | Prompt Engineering Explained

Most people today are using the same AI tools — ChatGPT, copilots, assistants. Yet some people get incredible results, while others walk away thinking “AI bekaar hai.” So what’s really going on? In this…

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Complex technology concepts explained calmly and practically.

In Simple Terms is where I practice explaining the systems people keep asking about: AI, AEM, blockchain, architecture, platforms, and the decisions behind them.

Episode Notes

What this episode covers.

Most people today are using the same AI tools —
ChatGPT, copilots, assistants.

Yet some people get incredible results,
while others walk away thinking “AI bekaar hai.”

So what’s really going on?

In this episode, Satish Choudhary and Prashant Bansal have a real, no-hype conversation about Prompt Engineering — not as hacks or templates, but as a thinking and communication skill.

We talk about:

Why the same AI behaves so differently for different people
Common mistakes people make while using AI
Different types and levels of prompting
Why clarity matters more than complexity
How Prompt Engineering connects to the future of Agentic AI

This is not a tutorial.
This is a perspective shift.

This video is for:

Professionals using AI at work
Founders, creators, and students
Anyone who feels AI should be more useful than it currently feels

If you’ve ever felt AI is powerful but inconsistent — this conversation is for you.

More conversations like this coming soon.

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Chapters

  • 00:00 Intro: Why Your AI Results Are Bad
  • 00:51 What is Prompt Engineering? (Really)
  • 03:35 The Golden Rule: Better Questions = Better Answers
  • 06:42 Live Example: Fixing a Bad LinkedIn Post Prompt
  • 09:50 The "Iterative" Method (Don&;t Stop at One Try)
  • 10:33 4 Types of Prompts You Need to Know
  • 14:28 How AI Actually "Thinks" (Pattern Matching)
  • 17:48 The Future: Will "Prompt Engineering" Disappear?
  • 20:41 Avoiding Hallucinations & Wrong Answers
  • 24:54 Advanced Trick: Directional Stimulus (Giving Hints)
  • 30:00 How to Guide AI with Specific Instructions
  • 33:10 Prompting vs. Googling: The Big Difference