AI intuition emphasizes epistemic judgment rather than output optimization, distinguishing it from prompt engineering¶

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q1 i? The article distinguishes AI intuition from prompt engineering: prompt engineering optimizes outputs, while AI intuition emphasizes knowing when to trust, verify, constrain, or disengage from AI systems. → Beau 2025

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Beau 2025¶

Beau, M., & Lazar, M. (2025). From AI Intuition to AI Literacy: A Dual Framework for K-12 Education. International School of Boston. https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1760105856/isboston/njqucrdzeyxvmtjr4cla/WhitePaper_AI_October2025.pdf doi:10.35542/osf.io/6uhj2_v1

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Conceptual distinction drawn in Section 3.2 of the position paper. The article presents this as a definitional contrast rather than an empirically tested difference; no data support it.

"Unlike prompt engineering, which focuses primarily on optimizing outputs, AI intuition emphasizes epistemic judgment, knowing when to trust, verify, constrain, or disengage from AI systems."

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