'AI Is Code — and Can't Be Prompted Into Being Smarter,' Argues The Register

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The Register makes the case that LLMs are deterministic software whose ceiling is set by training and architecture, not by clever prompting, pushing back on the belief that prompt engineering can extract fundamentally new capability. The piece drew 158 points and 141 comments on Hacker News, reflecting an active debate over the limits of prompt-driven improvement. It's a useful framing for builders calibrating expectations of prompt-only gains.