system prompting
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, system prompting has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Jun 2025 on WIRED. Lenny Rachitsky discusses prompt engineering in relation to generative AI models on his podcast, highlighting its importance in structuring inputs for desired outputs. Additionally, an unidentified host on WIRED's "The Big Interview" references context engineering as a crucial aspect of managing both prompt and non-prompt contexts for AI models, emphasizing its role in the broader conversation about AI development.
Prompt engineering is the process of structuring natural language inputs to produce specified outputs from a generative AI model. Context engineering is the related area of software engineering that focuses on the management of non-prompt and prompt contexts supplied to the GenAI model, such as system instructions, metadata, API tools and tokens.
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jun 2025 on WIRED |
| Field | Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction |
How do different shows talk about system prompting?
2 shows discussed system prompting in these episodes.
- Lenny's Podcast — 1 episode
- WIRED — 1 episode
Who talks about system prompting on podcasts?
Lenny Rachitsky and Unidentified WIRED interviewer (host of "The Big Interview") brought up system prompting; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Lenny's Podcast.
- The $1B Al company training ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini on the path to responsible AGI | Edwin Chen on Lenny's Podcast (Dec 2025) — Lenny Rachitsky
- Demis Hassabis On The Future of Work in the Age of AI on WIRED (Jun 2025) — Unidentified WIRED interviewer (host of "The Big Interview")
What is system prompting mentioned alongside?
system prompting is most often mentioned alongside STEM, AGI and Google LLC.
Mentioned together: STEM, AGI, Google LLC, United States (states), Granola, synthetic data, Soda versus pop map, Cursor, Bolt, Warp