R0023/2026-03-25/Q002/SRC03
OpenAI prompt engineering guides — no individual authorship, organizational product
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
Prompt engineering (OpenAI API documentation) |
| Publisher |
OpenAI |
| Author(s) |
Not attributed (organizational) |
| Date |
Ongoing (continuously updated) |
| URL |
https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/prompt-engineering |
| Type |
Vendor documentation |
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
Medium |
| Relevance |
High |
| Bias: Missing data |
Some concerns |
| Bias: Measurement |
N/A |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
Some concerns |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
High risk |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
Produced by OpenAI's team, likely drawing on internal research. However, no individual attribution makes it impossible to assess the specific authors' credentials. Documentation vs. research paper distinction. |
| Relevance |
One of the most widely referenced prompt engineering guides. Directly relevant to Q002's question about authorship. |
| Bias flags |
High COI risk: OpenAI has commercial interest in making their models appear easy to use effectively. Recommending techniques like persona prompting or chain-of-thought serves marketing purposes regardless of empirical effectiveness. |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC03-E01 |
OpenAI guide has no individual authors; represents organizational voice with commercial incentives |