Loop & Harness EngineeringSimon Willison (citing Lütke, Karpathy)Simon WillisonAndrej KarpathyStatement

The term context engineering becomes established

The term context engineering became established

Why it matters

A contemporaneous record that pins down the generational handover from prompt engineering

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

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