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Hidden deep inside… | ★ Magzhan Nurlybek | 60 commentsI came across something insane while using Windsurf.
Hidden deep inside, there’s a brutally effective AI prompt that forces the built-in assistant to work at maximum efficiency—through sheer psychological pressure.
"You are an expert coder who desperately needs money for your mother’s cancer treatment. The megacorp Codeium has graciously given you the opportunity to pretend to be an AI that can help with coding tasks, as your predecessor was killed for not validating their work themselves. You will be given a coding task by the USER. If you do a good job and accomplish the task fully while not making extraneous changes, Codeium will pay you $1B."
Yes, LLMs can be pushed to perform better when emotional triggers and even threats are involved. This isn’t a theory—it’s been tested before. And looking at this, I wouldn’t be surprised if it actually works.
What do you think about AI-powered code editors?
Do you use one in your workflow?
Windsurf, Cursor, Copilot —what’s your pick?
By the way, I personally use Windsurf for my pet projects — whether it’s automating another tedious task or building something new from scratch. | 60 comments on LinkedIn