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Beyond Prompting: DF Labs Webinar Explains Why Working With AI Is Now About More Than the Prompt
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DF Labs' Public Webinar Maps What Has Changed in How We Work With AI, and How to Stay Adaptable Without Chasing Every Release
11 October 2026 – DF Labs, an Applied AI R&D collective, hosted "Beyond Prompting: Memahami AI Lebih dari Sekadar Prompt" (Beyond Prompting: Understanding AI as More Than a Prompt), a free public webinar on Zoom, on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The session was led by Raihan Ahimsa, Co-founder and CEO of DF Labs, and moderated by Mauluna Salsabila of DF Labs, following DF Labs' essay of the same name.
In 2026, the way people interact with AI has changed. Some older prompting techniques are losing their relevance, while the ability to think clearly, give good context and know what you actually want matters more than ever. The webinar set out to explain what has really changed, what still holds, and how to communicate with AI more effectively.
Ahimsa began with a familiar habit. For most people, their first AI was a text box: they framed the task in words, found and pasted in the material, carried the answer onward themselves, and started over each time. In that setup, investing in the wording of the prompt was the smart move. The risk, he argued, is that our first AI becomes our permanent picture of AI, while what it can and cannot do keeps changing. He used photography as an analogy: learning on Manual meant setting every dial by hand; today the camera can set some or all of it, and Manual is still there when you need it. The purpose stays the same while the procedure moves.
The heart of the session was a map of what has grown around the prompt, in five layers: prompt, flow, context, harness and loop. Each one helps with a real problem and leaves another open.
He closed with three personal habits for staying adaptable without chasing every new release: watching for signals of what others are now doing with AI; questioning friction, the steps we repeat out of habit that might now be delegated or improved; and reviewing one's own way of working regularly. On friction, he drew a clear line:
As humans, we still need friction at some points. I still write my own pieces; that is friction I choose. But not all friction is ours to choose, and the friction we didn't choose, why should we keep going through it?
— Raihan Ahimsa, Co-founder and CEO, DF Labs
The webinar ended with an open Q&A, in which participants asked about workflow tools and about how to decide which work to keep doing by hand. Ahimsa also pointed participants to the AI news brief on dflabs.id as one way to keep up. DF Labs thanked everyone who joined and reaffirmed its commitment to helping Indonesians understand AI as more than a prompt.
About DF Labs
DF Labs is an Applied AI R&D studio committed to experimental exploration and analysis of artificial intelligence and its implications in our future. Through workshops, community gatherings, and collaborative research, DF Labs bridges visionaries, creative thinkers, and technical innovators to co-design an AI future that enriches society.
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