proompter

English

Etymology

    From proompt +‎ -er.

    Noun

    proompter (plural proompters)

    1. (Internet slang, derogatory, humorous) Someone who develops prompts to be given to a generative AI, particularly one who would lack the knowledge or skill to produce the output themselves.
      Synonym: prompt engineer
      • 2023 June 8, u/Arte04, “M'y mom just sent me this”, in Reddit[1], r/ProgrammerHumor, archived from the original on 19 March 2025:
        Start your journey to becoming a senior AI proompter today!
      • 2024 August 29, u/MadeByHideoForHideo, “8 Months of Drawing Progress after Quitting AI”, in Reddit[2], r/ArtistHate, archived from the original on 19 March 2025:
        You are already lightyears better than any gen ai proompter.
      • 2025 January 10, @Ainiwaffles, Twitter[3], archived from the original on 19 March 2025:
        50/50 but it def takes time and effort (maybe even skill) to make something look less generic. There are models that gravitate towards sameface / the same style as well, which certainly doesn't help the run of the mill proompter.
      • 2025 March 14, @MASSGRAVE_ART, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 19 March 2025:
        My ultimate hope is that proompters eventually take up art as both a hobby and a skill and see how challenging but rewarding it can be

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