Forbes January 20, 2026
In today’s column, I examine a new technique in prompt engineering that aims to keep AI on the watch for mental well-being. This is aptly referred to as the “Cognitive Cognizance” prompting technique.
You use the prompt as a means of having AI be observant about aspects that might be a sign of mental well-being concerns. This is better than simply leaving AI to its default mode. The usual way that generative AI and large language models (LLMs) react to any semblance of a mental health aspect is that they tend to go immediately over-the-top. AI makers are purposely tuning the AI to do this.
Let’s talk about it.
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