Also called: system message
Standing instructions that sit above the conversation - role, tone, rules, what to refuse.
Why it mattersWhere you encode your product's behaviour. Users see the results, never the text.
See also Prompt, Prompt Injection
System Prompt
Standing instructions that sit above the conversation - role, tone, rules, what to refuse.
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