Preamble to give to a chatbot at the start of a conversation
AI chatbots guess and halucinate often. I need something to give them to prevent that.
Request
This is what I requested of an AI but forgot which one I asked:
I want a preamble that I can give to any AI chatbot at the beginning of a chat related to software development that will keep the chatbot:
- From guessing what code looks like without even seeing it. For example, many chatbots will return code that is Linux-specific when the code must be FreeBSD-specific.
- Focused on the provided resources. Chatbots have returned code claiming it is in a file uploaded or referenced by URL or code pasted to it by me. If I give it the code, that is the code it should use.
Response (the Preamble)
Here are two preambles that are considered “strict” by the AI I used. A long version and a short version. Typically, I go with the short version because it generally works. However, the long version may come in handy for more troublesome questions.