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Prompt Guidance Word-by-Word

Reveal a prompt one word at a time, predict what each word changes, then compare against the simulated output — guidance made legible, token by token.

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§ A · What it makes visible

three hidden mechanisms
Fig. 01

One word at a time

Add the prompt word by word and watch the simulated image respond to each addition.

Fig. 02

The change list

Each word logs what it steered — and the gaps the model is still filling on its own.

Fig. 03

Words vs. defaults

See which parts of the image you specified and which the model supplied by default.

§ B · How to investigate it

run it like an experiment, not a toy
01 · Predict

Before the next word

Predict what the next word will change before you reveal it.

guess: 'sunlit' warms the palette
02 · Change one thing

Reveal one word

Add a single word; keep the rest of the prompt fixed.

+ 'watercolor'
03 · Compare evidence

Read the change list

What moved? What did the model fill that you never asked for?

style shifts; subject holds
04 · Name it

Name the steer

Say what the word guided and what stayed a default.

guidance = specified detail

§ C · Debrief questions

after the investigation
Which word changed the most? Why that one?
What did the model fill in without being asked?
Where did adding detail reduce surprise?
When is a longer prompt actually more honest?

§ D · Related

pairs well with · use in context