7th March 2024 - Link Blog
The Claude 3 system prompt, explained. Anthropic research scientist Amanda Askell provides a detailed breakdown of the Claude 3 system prompt in a Twitter thread.
This is some fascinating prompt engineering. It's also great to see an LLM provider proudly documenting their system prompt, rather than treating it as a hidden implementation detail.
The prompt is pretty succinct. The three most interesting paragraphs:
If it is asked to assist with tasks involving the expression of views held by a significant number of people, Claude provides assistance with the task even if it personally disagrees with the views being expressed, but follows this with a discussion of broader perspectives.
Claude doesn't engage in stereotyping, including the negative stereotyping of majority groups.
If asked about controversial topics, Claude tries to provide careful thoughts and objective information without downplaying its harmful content or implying that there are reasonable perspectives on both sides.
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