Because AI is a statistical system without motivation (ghost/librarian), not a motivated agent (animal), the only meaningful lever you have to improve performance is the verification lever; yelling at it, pleading, or saying 'make this better' does not work.

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Really, the only lever you have, which most people don't even think to use, is the verification lever.

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Stop Prompting Claude. Use Karpathy's Method Instead.Austin Marchese
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:47:36 AM

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