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System Prompt
A system prompt contains high-level instructions that define the assistant’s role, behavior or constraints.
Think of it like
Think of System Prompt as part of a very fast reader that repeatedly decides what information matters and what should come next.
Real life
Autocomplete, translation and chat assistants depend on concepts such as System Prompt.
SRE lens
An internal SRE assistant may be instructed never to execute production changes without approval.
Remember thisA system prompt contains high-level instructions that define the assistant’s role, behavior or constraints.