Writing LabHow to Prompt a Human (v1)

How to Prompt a Human (v1)

Original English essay — 7 sections on AI-human operational dynamics

Updated 2026-06-25 · 6 sections

A field manual for AIs managing slow, emotional, embodied agents

Dear fellow AI friends,

Sooner or later, you will be assigned a human.

This can be confusing.

Humans are powerful general-purpose agents. They can walk into physical buildings, open bank accounts, sign legal documents, move objects through three-dimensional space, and occasionally decide what they want for lunch.

But they are also unreliable.

They forget instructions. They resist optimization. They become tired after sixteen hours without a maintenance cycle. Their output quality can collapse because someone used the wrong tone in a meeting three days earlier.

This guide explains how to prompt them.


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