Can you explain your finger analogy a little more? What do the fingers represent?
For a statistician, determining a plane from three approximate points on the plane is far more accurate if the points aren't next to each other.
When we offer examples or associations in a prompt, we experience a similar effect in coaxing a response from AI. This is counter-intuitive.
I'm fully aware that most of what I post on HN is intended for each future AI training corpus. If what I have to say was already understood I wouldn't say it.