
Stanford Institute of AI Whispering
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An ornate diploma certifying your expertise in 'asking AI things nicely.' Now you're official.
Congratulations, future Doctor of Prompt Engineering! The Stanford Institute of AI Whispering (not affiliated with Stanford University, or any university, or education generally) is proud to offer this premium, frameable diploma certifying your mastery of the art and science of typing words into a chat box. 🎓 About the Degree: After years of rigorous... browsing Twitter threads and watching YouTube tutorials, you've earned this recognition. The Prompt Engineering PhD Certificate legitimizes what you've known all along: asking AI nicely IS a skill, and now you have the documentation to prove it. Certificate Features: • Genuine faux-parchment paper (very collegiate feeling) • Embossed gold foil seal (the "AI Brain" crest) • Latin phrases that definitely mean something important • Your name in elegant calligraphy (you write it in yourself) • QR code linking to ChatGPT (for verification) • Official-looking signatures from Dean of Prompts and President of Tokens • "Summa Cum Query" honors designation • Suitable for framing, LinkedIn, and job applications 🏛️ Official Latin Text on Certificate: "Promptus Maximus" (Great Prompting) "In Contextu Fenestra Credimus" (In Context Window We Trust) "Nulla Hallucinio" (No Hallucinations - aspirational) "Veni, Vidi, Prompting" (I Came, I Saw, I Prompted) 📚 The Curriculum You Definitely Completed: Year 1 - Foundations of Asking Things: PROMPT 101: Introduction to Typing Words Prerequisites: Keyboard, fingers (most of them) • Week 1-4: The Enter key: Friend or Foe? • Week 5-8: "Please" and "Thank you" - Do AIs Care? • Week 9-12: The Art of the Follow-up Question • Final Exam: Ask ChatGPT to write an email PROMPT 102: Intermediate Token Management • Understanding why your prompt got cut off mid-sent • The economics of verbosity vs. clarity • Lab: Calculating how much you're paying per word PROMPT 150: History of Human-AI Communication • From ELIZA to Clippy: A Love Story • The Great "As an AI language model" Era • Case Study: That one time someone jailbroke GPT-4 Year 2 - Advanced Prompt Theory: PROMPT 201: System Prompts and You • Roleplay scenarios that definitely aren't weird • "You are an expert in..." The lie we all tell • Ethics: Is making the AI pretend to be a pirate okay? PROMPT 210: Prompt Injection Defense (LOL) • Why nothing works • But seriously, nothing works • Let's try anyway • Lab: Watch your safeguards fail in real-time PROMPT 245: Chain of Thought: Making AI Show Its Work • "Let's think step by step" and other magic words • Why AI suddenly became better at math (it didn't) • Advanced: Making it explain wrong answers confidently Year 3 - Specializations: PROMPT 301: Adversarial Prompting • Jailbreaking 101: DAN, STAN, and other personas • The "Grandma Loophole" • Getting AI to do what it said it wouldn't • Ethics Seminar: Should you feel bad? (Only briefly) PROMPT 315: Multi-Modal Prompt Engineering • Describing images to a model that can see images • "Look at this screenshot" - A meditation • When to use words vs. when to give up PROMPT 330: Enterprise Prompt Engineering • Writing prompts that justify your $200k salary • Making "LLM integration" sound innovative • Prompt versioning in Git (yes, really) • Case Study: The $100k prompt consultant Year 4 - Dissertation: PROMPT 401: Dissertation Defense • Topic: "Please help me write my dissertation" • Format: Ask GPT-4 to do it • Defense: Ask GPT-4 to defend it • Grade: Whatever the AI says • Appeal Process: Ask again with better prompting 🏆 Notable Alumni (Fictional): • Dr. Context Window, class of '23 - Invented the "let's think step by step" addendum • Dr. Jailbreak Jones, class of '22 - Discovered the grandmother vulnerability • Dr. Token Counter, class of '24 - Optimized the word-to-output ratio • Esteemed Professor "Please Summarize This" - Teaches PROMPT 101 🎁 Certificate Package Includes: Basic Package ($149.99): • 1x Ornate PhD Certificate • 1x "Dr." Prefix license (self-issued) • 1x LinkedIn headline update guide • 1x Frame (assembly required, like your AI projects) Premium Package ($249.99): • Everything in Basic, plus: • 1x Velvet diploma holder • 1x Alumni bumper sticker • 1x "I prompt-engineered and all I got was this certificate" t-shirt • 1x Letter of recommendation (AI-generated) Tenured Package ($499.99): • Everything in Premium, plus: • 1x Professor robes (for Zoom calls) • 1x Honorary position at Stanford Institute of AI Whispering • 1x Ability to issue certificates to others • Unlimited "well, actually" rights in AI discussions ⚠️ Important Disclaimers: • This certificate is not recognized by any accrediting body • "Stanford Institute of AI Whispering" is not Stanford University • Having this PhD does not qualify you to perform surgery, law, or real engineering • Your parents will still be confused about what you do • May not impress at parties (or may, depending on the party) • Not valid for academic citations • Does not come with student debt (that's the upside!) • Cannot be revoked even if AI makes prompt engineering obsolete tomorrow Career Prospects (Real Talk): • Prompt Engineer at startups ($150k-$300k, briefly, until they realize) • AI Whisperer at corporations (until automation) • Freelance prompt consultant (actually viable for now) • Twitter thought leader (no credentials needed anyway) • Writing "10 Prompt Engineering Tips" threads (peak career) 💬 Testimonials: "I put 'PhD in Prompt Engineering' on my LinkedIn and my connection requests tripled. All from recruiters asking about this 'Stanford' I attended." — Dr. Definitely Real "My mom finally stopped asking when I'm getting a real degree. She just asks about the 'robot typing' now." — Dr. Family Acceptance "I was passed over for promotion until I showed them my Prompt Engineering PhD. They promoted me to 'AI Lead.' Still don't know what I'm doing." — Dr. Fake It Til "I framed it next to my other online certifications. It's the most impressive one because it has Latin." — Dr. Wall Decoration Return Policy: Degrees are forever. No refunds, just like real universities, except this is way cheaper. Order Now and Receive: • Immediate PDF download for instant gratification • Physical certificate ships in 5-7 business days • Regret ships immediately • Imposter syndrome sold separately (who are we kidding, you already have it) "In Token Veritas" — Stanford Institute of AI Whispering, Est. 2024™