AI "prompting" has emerged as a critical communication skill. This talk examines how popular prompting advice from companies like Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI aligns with classic communication principles, namely asking who, what, why, and how. In this context, I explore what prompting enhances, obsolesces, retrieves from the past, and what problems emerge when the act of prompting is taking over by the AI. Effective AI education benefits from integrating communication and media literacy alongside technical skills. Connecting AI practices to foundational communication theory helps learners engage these tools with greater awareness, responsibility, and ethical consideration.#Prompting #Communication #Literacy
