@Vincent_AINotes: Anthropic officially demonstrates a more stable way to write prompts: don't mix background, materials, rules, examples, and output requirements into one paragraph. Instead, assign each type of information a clear position and use XML tags to delineate boundaries. The core idea is not to make prompts longer, but to minimize what the model needs to guess. I've compiled...
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Anthropic officially demonstrates a method to structure prompts using XML tags, separating background, materials, rules, examples, and output requirements to reduce guesswork and improve stability.
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Anthropic officially demonstrated a more stable way to write prompts:
Don’t mix background, materials, rules, examples, and output requirements into one big block. Instead, give each type of information a clear position, and use XML tags to draw clear boundaries.
The core is not to make the prompt longer, but to minimize what the model needs to guess.
I’ve compiled 4 key method diagrams, full demo in the next post 👇 https://t.co/oUkAu24gM4
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