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March 7, 2024, 1:16 a.m. |

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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 …

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