Prompt in the Shell

Command-line interfaces (CLIs) share some linear and textual features with contemporary AI-driven chatbots. This commentary considers what a prompt is in both CLIs and generative AI, arguing that the former already highlights key features of processes of ideation and execution in computation.

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ECHO a journal of music thought and technology
Published
2025-06-06
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https://doi.org/10.47041/htnc4634
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Language and cultural evolution
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Prompt in the Shell

M. Beatrice Fazi
ECHO a journal of music thought and technology
Language and cultural evolution
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Prompt in the Shell

M. Beatrice Fazi
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Abstract

Command-line interfaces (CLIs) share some linear and textual features with contemporary AI-driven chatbots. This commentary considers what a prompt is in both CLIs and generative AI, arguing that the former already highlights key features of processes of ideation and execution in computation.

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