This is true for something like raw GPT. For the chat models that have been specifically optimized for "you" prompts, this is false. See the discussion in the link I provided, along with the leaked copilot/bing prompts.

Or, in other words, use a model in a way that fully takes advantage of how it was specifically optimized, from the intentional burning of massive amounts of compute time/money to get it that way.

Bing prompt is hilarious. And so wrong in so many ways.

I would assume that OpenAI helped with the Microsoft prompt. Being Microsoft, and it being a front page feature, I would also assume that there are miles of powerpoint showing data in support for it.

What do you see as a better prompt? How would you test its efficacy?

Yeah, GOTO or global variables are usually a not so good idea... except in cases where those are actually the best tools for the job and any alternative makes code actually worse.

Coincidentally, the same applies to "you"