🤩 Polite AI Syndrome: Why Neural Networks Talk Nonsense and How to Fix It

In the last post, we talked about the "hidden AI tax" and how to prevent neural networks from meddling in things that aren't their business. Now, here's the second part: how to make AI actually share knowledge instead of just nodding politely.

Familiar situation: you write "you're an expert," and in response, you get generic phrases, fluff, and advice like "be careful"?

The problem is that an abstract "expert" is too vague. The neural network doesn't know which background to activate.

Amanda Caswell's solution: assign a precise senior role.

Not just "you're a programmer," but "you're a senior backend engineer at a Tier-1 tech company reviewing a pull request."

Not "you're an editor," but "you're an investigative editor with 20 years of experience looking for logical gaps."

Such specificity forces the AI to activate the right vocabulary, evaluation patterns, and professional standards.
📌 HR prompt (for text): 'You are the editor-in-chief of The Verge or Wired. Evaluate the structure, factual errors, and clickbait. Where will the reader get bored? Where are details missing?'

Instead of a polite "good job," you get an analytical breakdown—exactly what you need for growth.

Don't be shy to add context)

A comprehensive catalog of prompts here