The New Priests: Those Who Control the Prompts

Those who control the best prompts are the new priesthood. They don't sell AI—they sell access to AI's capabilities.

Watch prompt markets emerge. Premium libraries for $500/month. "Consultant-grade" templates behind paywalls. Custom instructions that turn ChatGPT into specialized tools. The technology is free. The incantations cost.

The New Latin

The priests who read Latin controlled access to God. Prompt engineers who speak AI control access to intelligence. Both claim special knowledge. Both extract rent. Both guard their scrolls.

Those with prompt libraries compound advantages. Those without fumble with basics. The gap widens. Knowledge hoards while ignorance compounds.

Fine-tuned models become estates. Corporate prompt libraries become trade secrets. The ability to make AI perform becomes hereditary—passed through documentation, training, institutional knowledge.

Don't own the AI. Own the prayers.