Inside Claude’s Head: Lessons from a Leaked System Prompt

Author(s): Mehdi Zare

Originally published on Towards AI.

By an ML Engineer who’s always learning, across software, finance, consulting, and marketing

I recently got my hands on what looks like Claude’s real system prompt. These are the fundamental instructions that tell this AI assistant how to behave. As someone who had difficulty getting consistent, helpful responses from language models, I was curious to learn how Anthropic did it.

Claude’s system prompt exemplifies advanced prompt engineering principles, encompassing aspects such as identity establishment, behavioral framing, and handling edge cases effectively. It emphasizes the importance of clear identity to maintain consistent interaction, positive language for nuanced responses, and a structured approach to ambiguous situations, all while prioritizing legal compliance and user experience. This transformative approach elevates simple chatbots to sophisticated, trustworthy AI assistants.

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