SXSW Tip #2 - Use a Tuned Harness

Microsoft Developer · Intermediate ·💻 AI-Assisted Coding ·2h ago
AI models are powerful, but without guidance, they wander. John Maeda's second tip from SXSW: use a tuned harness to shape how models behave, from prompting to tool calling. Tools like GitHub Copilot CLI make it a lot easier to go from “interesting” to actually useful. GitHub Copilot SDK: https://msft.it/6056vEQrO Cozy AI Kitchen episodes: https://aka.ms/CAIK-YTPlaylist
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