prompt kiddie 

n. (Hacker Lingo) A threat actor who relies on LLMs or LLM agents to conduct their hacking and refuses to bother to learn how any of it works. The prompt kiddie is a contemptible, lower skilled version of the "script kiddie" and similarly flies in the face of all that the hacker subculture stands for - the pursuit of knowledge, respect for skills, and motivation to self-teach are just three of the hacker ideals that the prompt kiddie ignores. While anyone can be a prompt kiddie, generally they are teenagers who want the power of the hacker without the discipline or training involved. Obviously anyone who follows this route aspires to be a blackhat, but most refuse to even dignify them with this term; "blackhat" generally implies having skills of your own.

He's not a script kiddie, just a wannabe prompt kiddie.

prompt kiddie by NeberMind April 23, 2024

Prompt Kiddie

A person who relies on AI to write or modify software without making a meaningful effort to understand the code, programming concepts, or security implications behind it.

Unlike a vibe coder, who may use AI extensively while still understanding and reviewing the resulting code, a prompt kiddie essentially treats the AI as a replacement for programming knowledge.

Jeremy os a prompt kiddie, he vibe codes all kinds of software and tools, yet makes no effort to understand what the code actually does or how it works.

Prompt Kiddie by xXHaxerCraxerXx September 3, 2026