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instructions

British  
/ ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz /

plural noun

  1. directions, orders, or recommended rules for guidance, use, etc

  2. law the facts and details relating to a case given by a client to his solicitor or by a solicitor to a barrister with directions to conduct the case

    to take instructions

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Prompts are written instructions designed to steer a model's output without retraining it or adding new data.

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I followed her instructions, even though I knew everyone in the class.

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Which, I reminded myself, was a situation my mother had given me strict instructions to avoid.

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And an Anthropic employee working on “special projects” shared instructions for users who wished to port over “memories” — basically, what chatbots know about you — from other providers.

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