"Act As" prompting is outdated. | Prompt Architects

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JasonZornPLUS

May 24, 2026

Q: "Act As" prompting is outdated. How do you address this?

The "Act As" prompt approach with modern models has been shown to actually reduce performance by OpenAI and other LLM researchers. Does Prompt Architect force "Act As" framing in the prompt refinements it produces?

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